The Sarpy County Sheriff's Department is warning about the dangers of leaving a child in a vehicle during this scorching heat wave.
Captain Greg London says law enforcement responded to two emergencies involving kids locked in hot cars on Wednesday.
“It’s 94 degrees and we have a heat index of 107 right now, that is an emergency call, and we are going to drop everything else to go get the kid out of the car,” London told 6 News.
London’s police cruiser had been sitting in the sun since 9 a.m., after a thermal read of his dash, his car was recorded at 166 degrees. A reading that high could mean life or death for a child locked inside.
One of those incidents happened at Oakview Mall. In the second case, a mother accidentally locked her baby inside and called 911.
London says If it's a simple mistake investigators aren’t looking to charge the parent but if there is neglect, that's a different story.
“There is no reason to leave a child inside a car when you go inside of a grocery store or anything else, take the child with you,” said London.