A Vancouver police officer berated a mother for leaving her children in a hot car while she grocery shopped on the afternoon of Monday, July 3.

Police said they received multiple emergency calls about her two children, aged 3 and 6, who were said to be in distress while alone inside the car as the alarm went off.

A full emergency response, including police and fire services were dispatched to the grocery store on Grandview Highway.

Police said that the mother had been inside the grocery store for 20 minutes while her children were locked inside the car on the hot day.

The file has been turned over to the Ministry of Children and Family Development Credit: Anonymous via Storyful