Police: Child, 3, left in van at day care for over 9 hours

The child's mother called police to her apartment when she arrived home from work about midnight Wednesday to say her son was not dropped off from his day care, Precious Jewels School of Excellence.

The mother's employer does not allow her to have a phone while at work, and her daughter had no way to contact her to let her know the child never arrived home, Angel said.

An investigation by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services showed the owner of Lil Kings and Queens Learning Academy picked up 2-year-old Lavontae Swain, her great-nephew, at his home about 9:30 a.m. She forgot to deliver him to the center and the boy remained in the van for six hours as the temperature topped 80 degrees.

Angel said a detective in the police department's Special Victims Unit is investigating whether criminal charges should be filed in the Lexington case.