Parents arrested after child was left alone inside a hot vehicle

Parents arrested after child was left alone inside a hot vehicle

Manhasset, NY- Police in Nassau County say an infant was locked inside a parked vehicle for about an hour on Tuesday afternoon at the Americana in Manhasset before authorities shattered the window and rescued the child. The one-year-old male child, was said to be crying and sweating inside the vehicle when authorities removed him and brought him inside a store to cool off. The child’s parents, both from Flushing, Queens, were arrested on charges including Reckless Endangerment and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. The child was transported to an area hospital for evaluation and is expected to be released. .  The child was taken to the hospital for evaluation… his parents, both from flushing… arrested on charges including child endangerment.  

Jingcai Zhou, 34, and Lu Lu, 28, of 13807 Jewel Avenue were arrested without incident. Defendants Zhou and Lu are charged with Reckless Endangerment 1st Degree and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.  They will be arraigned on Wednesday August 18, 2021 at First District Court, Hempstead.

Photo: Lu Lu, courtesy of Nassau County Police