07/31/2025
Phoenix: A father left his four kids in a hot car for nearly an hour while he visited an adult shop, according to police. They said the temperature in the car was around 125 degrees.
When officers got to the car, they found the children and were able to get them out of the vehicle and provide them with water. The temperature inside the car was around 125 degrees, police said. They said the internal temperature of all four children was around 100 degrees.
"There were elements of heat exposure, you know, pink, red skin, sweating, crying, that kind of thing that kind of showed officers the severity of where this could have gone," said Sgt. Rob Scherer with the Phoenix Police Department.
"It's unfathomable to be honest, to be honest with you."
All four children were taken to a nearby hospital for precautionary reasons. They are all expected to be okay.
The father of the children, 38-year-old Ascencio Largo, was arrested after being found inside the adult store, police said. Police learned the father had been in the business just shy of an hour before the police's arrival.