Crime & Safety
Dad Left Crying Baby In Car Parked In Lot With The Windows Down, NJ Police Say
Someone found a crying baby in a parked car in one Bergen County town on Mother's Day, and called police, they said.
ROCHELLE PARK, NJ — A 46-year-old Englewood man has been charged with child neglect after he left his baby in a parked car in Rochelle Park on Sunday, authorities said.
Jamal Martin was issued a complaint summons for child neglect on Sunday and released to await a court date, said Rochelle Park police.
Police said that around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday they received a call from a pedestrian who reported hearing a baby's cries coming from a 2007 Nissan Pathfinder parked in a Rochelle Avenue parking lot.
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The vehicle was parked, the windows were open, and a 6-month-old boy was strapped into a rear-facing car seat, police said.
Emergency medical technicians came to evaluate the child.
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Police said that Martin returned to the car 17 minutes after police arrived.
The baby was taken to a local emergency room as a precaution. The Division of Child Protection and Permanency was called and met the family at the hospital, police said.
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