Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Chandler police sergeant in the death of a K-9 left for more than 12 hours in a hot patrol car.

Sgt. Tom Lovejoy was booked Wednesday at 3 p.m. into an East Valley jail facility on suspicion of animal cruelty, a misdemeanor. He was released at 4:50 p.m. on his own recognizance.

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A 40-year-old mother will not face charges after she accidentally left her 2-year-old daughter locked in a sweltering car for almost 8 hours.

The child was discovered by the woman’s co-workers who called 911 as they tried in vain to revive the little girl.

The temperature that day was close to 100 degrees. Inside the car, it was so hot, the baby’s skin was covered in blisters.

I’ve, for the most part, always been a blogger of few words (imagine that.) In this case, I can’t even think of anything fitting to say.