MARQUETTE — A mother has been arrested for child abuse by the Ishpeming Police Department after authorities responded to a report of a 2-year-old girl who was alone and locked in a vehicle that was not running.

Police said the vehicle was reported to be behind the Salvation Army on East Division Street in Ishpeming around 10 a.m. today and that Salvation Army employees had observed the vehicle in the parking lot with a door open.

An employee approached the vehicle and closed the door, as she did not see anyone around, according to the IPD press release. The vehicle was not running at the time, and as the door closed, locking the vehicle, the employee heard a child start crying and observed the girl in the back seat.

When officers arrived, they broke a window to gain access to the child and called UP Health System EMS to the scene.

When the child was removed from the vehicle, police said she was “alert but cold.” Officers placed her in a patrol vehicle to warm her until the ambulance arrived to transport her to UPHS-Bell.

Around a half hour after the initial call was made, the mother of the child showed up at the scene and advised she had been at a friend’s house, police said. However, the woman would not provide specific information on her whereabouts. She was arrested and transported to the Marquette County Jail.

The child was treated for exposure and has been turned over to Child Protective Services. The name of the female arrested in relation to the incident is not being released at this time, police said. A report will be submitted to the Marquette County Prosecutor’s Office for review of child abuse charges.