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The man and woman were charged with reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of a child around 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 17 at the Americana Manhasset Mall, police said.
According to Nassau County Police detectives, Jingcai Zhou, age 34, and Lu Lu, age 28, from Flushing, Queens, parked their 2019 Mercedes Benz in a parking lot located at 2046 Northern Blvd.
The couple’s 1-year-old boy was sleeping in a rear child seat when the parents left him to enter a building in the vicinity of the parking lot.
Temperatures in the area at the time were in the low 80s.
A woman noticed the infant was alone, crying and sweating. She was unable to open the door and notified the police.
A man, who also saw the baby, attempted to use a lock-out kit to gain entry but was unsuccessful.
Responding officers located the vehicle which was not running and observed the child in distress.
Officers broke a window and removed the child from the vehicle.
"The infant was crying, red in color, and was drenched in sweat," police said.
Officers removed him and entered a store to cool the child in air conditioning, police said.
The child was transported to an area hospital for evaluation and is expected to be released.
After a thorough investigation, it was determined the child was alone in the vehicle for approximately an hour.
The couple was arrested without incident when they returned to the vehicle.
They were scheduled to be arraigned on Wednesday, Aug. 18, in Hempstead.
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