LI dad leaves 2-year-old son in car amid 100-degree temps — to shop at Walmart: cops
Keniarold Andre, 36, allegedly abandoned the tot inside the Toyota Highlander — with a window cracked only a few inches and the engine off — in a Centereach Walmart parking lot around 1:40 p.m. in the sweltering record-breaking heat, according to authorities.
A Long Island dad allegedly left his 2-year-old son inside a car Tuesday as temperatures reached around 100 degrees.
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An eagle-eyed good Samaritan noticed the boy sleeping and called 911.
Cops were able to unlock the car through the window and rescue the kid, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Andre returned to the car as EMTs were checking on his son.
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He was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child.
The boy was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment and was listed in stable condition, police said.
Police pulled the kid to safety after a good Samaritan spotted the boy.
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He will soon be released to a family member, according to cops.
Andre is set to be arraigned at First Central District Court in Central Islip on Wednesday.
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