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A Restaurant Depot shopper who saw the girls, 4 and 2, inside of the car called police around 4 p.m. Friday, when the temperature outside was 85 degrees, Chief Dennis Miller said.
The girls were "sweating a profusely crying" after firefighters opened the car doors and took them out, Miller said. The temperature inside of the vehicle was approximately 140 degrees, according to Miller.
Yamelth Olivo-Rodriguez, 23, was arrested when she came out to her car around 4:30 p.m., police said. She was charged with child endangerment, served a complaint and released from police custody.
The girls were given fluids and evaluated at the scene then taken into protective custody, the chief said.
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