2 Kids Left In Hot Car At Cobb Mall Safe, Police Say

ATLANTA, GA — Two children are safe after police say they were left in a hot car with an internal temperature of 117 degrees on Friday, Independence Day, at Cumberland Mall.

Cobb County Police on Monday released body camera footage, which lasted for 2 minutes and 46 seconds and appears to show officers rushing to the scene and ultimately arresting a person. Police said there was a high temperature of 87 degrees at the time.

The footage included a 911 call, apparently from a woman who could be heard saying the car's windows were cracked. She added the two children, a young boy and girl, were crying.

When police arrived, the footage appears to show officers breaking the driver's side window of the car and unlocking the door to retrieve the children.

One of the officers is seemingly heard commenting on how one of the children feels hot.

As the footage continues, an officer can be heard telling security that the person they were looking for had entered the mall around 12:24 p.m. and that officers arrived shortly after 1 p.m. Seconds later, police appear to arrest a man.

"... A big THANK YOU to the concerned citizens who called 911. Your quick action is the reason these kids are safe today. You saw something and did something, and that made all the difference," police said in a Facebook post published Monday.

Police did not release the name of the arrestee or identify charges.