Child rescued from hot car in CT after passersby break window

A child who was left in a car in “extreme heat” weather was rescued from a car that was left in the parking lot of a Bridgeport store, police said.

Police said officers went to the parking lot of Bass Pro Shop after receiving a 911 call at just before 5 p.m. Wednesday, with the caller reporting that she and two other people “came upon a small child that was left in a vehicle in the parking lot.”

The caller said that the “child was banging on the window,” police said.

The caller said the window of the car was broken by one of them because they had to “retrieve the child due to the extreme heat.”

Police said that in addition to officers, AMR ambulance was dispatched to the location and the child was immediately taken to Bridgeport Hospital by AMR for evaluation.

The child, who was not identified by police, has been described as being in good spirits by medical staff, police said.

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Bridgeport police identified the operator of the vehicle as Rubeidi Montero-Matos of Bridgeport and he was arrested. He is charged with risk of Injury to a minor, first-degree reckless endangerment, improper use of a marker plate, and not having insurance.

His bond was set at $50,000, police said.

The state Department of Children and Families is involved in the incident, police said.