Woman Sees Crying Baby Locked in Mercedes-Benz Amid Sweltering Heat; Parents Charged

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Published on Sep 7, 2021
A New York City couple has been arrested on charges of reckless endangerment for allegedly leaving their 1-year-old boy alone for an hour in a locked car at a jewelry store parking lot on Long Island a day ago, police said Wednesday.

The baby was left sleeping in the back seat of the vehicle on Northern Boulevard in Manhasset shortly before 3 p.m., as temperatures hit highs around 80 degrees amid stifling humidity. At some point, he woke up and started to cry.

A woman walking by noticed the baby alone, crying and sweating and tried to open the vehicle door. She couldn't get it open and called police while a second witness tried to use a lock-out kit to get inside. That didn't work either.