Suffolk County Police announced the arrest of a Patchogue man after law enforcement said he left his two-year-old son in a parked vehicle during extremely hot temperatures.
Sixth Precinct officers responded to the parking lot of Walmart, located at 161 Centereach Mall, on Tuesday afternoon.
Police said a good Samaritan called 911 to report a child sleeping in a parked 2007 Toyota Highlander that was not running with the windows open a few inches.
Officers were able to reach through the window to unlock the vehicle and remove the child.
The boy, only two years old, was rushed to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment.
As first responders were administering aid to the child, his father, Keniarold Andre, 36, of 120 West Woodside Ave., returned to the vehicle and was arrested.
Andre was charged with Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
According to cops, the child was in the vehicle, unattended, for approximately 20 minutes and the outside temperature was approximately 100 degrees.
The child will be released to a family member.
Suffolk County Child Protective Services was notified.
Andre will be held at the Sixth Precinct and arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on June 25.