Deputies Rescue 3-Month-Old from Locked Car in Klahanie

King County Sheriff's deputies arrested a 31-year-old Issaquah man Wednesday evening after leaving his 3-month old son in the car while he shopped at a grocery store in Klahanie.

King County Sheriff's deputies responded to the 911 call at a shopping center in the 4500 block of Klahanie Drive SE at around 7 p.m.

A witness told police she saw the baby in the car in the parking lot with no one around. The witness went into nearby stores trying to find the owner of the car and had store employees announce the information over the PA system but no one responded.

When police arrived the baby was still in the car with the windows and doors locked. A sheriff's sergeant immediately grabbed a hammer from his patrol car and knocked a window out to rescue the baby.

The baby was lethargic and slow to respond when pulled from the hot car and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

The father was eventually located in the QFC store and police believe he left the child in the car for about 20 minutes.

The 31 year old father was arrested and booked for second-degree child abandonment.

Child Protective Services was notified and the child was released to his mother.

(Ed. Note: The information above is based on a King County Sheriff's Office news release.)