Cobb County police release bodycam video of officers rescuing children from hot car
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Cobb County, GA - Newly released bodycam video shows Cobb County police officers rescuing two kids locked in a hot car in the Cumberland Mall parking lot last month.
Cobb County police gave a big thank you to the people who called 911, saying they “made all the difference” in keeping the kids safe.
The video from June 4 shows a Cobb County officer arriving shortly after 1 p.m.
An officer is heard in the video saying to another officer, “You want me to break it, or you got it?” referring to breaking the window to the locked car.
Officers wasted only a few seconds smashing the window open and saying hello to the kids in the backseat, who were strapped in with their seatbelts still on and appeared to be very lethargic.
“It’s OK, baby,” said an officer to one of the children. “Oh, you’re hot.”
An officer safely carried one child out of the car, while another ensured the other made it out.
Nearly 35 minutes after the rescue, body camera video showed officers walking J’quawn Dixon to a police vehicle.
Dixon was arrested and charged with two counts of second-degree child cruelty. Police say he left the children in the locked car without air conditioning for 41 minutes in 80-degree weather.
An officer told other first responders on the scene, “They have footage of him getting out, and he left the car at 12:24,” referring to Dixon.
According to the police bodycam video, the temperature inside the car was dangerously hot, reaching 117 degrees.
Police credited 911 calls from “concerned citizens” for saving the children.
”There are two children in a car by themselves, small kids crying,” said a 911 caller. “The windows are cracked, but I don’t think that’s right.”
The children’s cries are heard on the call.
“Hi, honey, it’s OK,” said the 911 caller to the kids in the locked vehicle. “You’re OK.”
The quick actions saved the two children.