Kids Trapped in Sweltering Car as Parents Looked at Apartments: NYPD, Witnesses

Two young children were found trapped inside a hot car parked in the Bronx, banging on the windows as they sat in the sweltering heat, police say.

Police say an officer was driving on Barnes Avenue in Morris Park Friday evening when he noticed someone hitting a car window, trying to get the 3-year-old boy and 1-year-old girl out. 

The good Samaritan and other witnesses told police the kids were banging on the window, desperate to be let out of the locked livery cab car. The windows were rolled up, and the car ignition was off so there was no air conditioning. 

The officer used a life hammer device to break the window and get the kids out. The children were taken to the hospital to be evaluated but appeared to be OK. 

The civilian rescuer told NBC 4 New York the parents had left the children in the car for 20 minutes while they looked at apartments. 

Police arrested the father, 39-year-old Javed Shoaib, for endangering the welfare of a child. It's not clear if he has an attorney who could comment on his behalf.

The mother was not arrested and went to the hospital with the children, police said. 

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