LAPD rescues child left inside hot car in North Hollywood

A woman is in custody after police say her child was left inside a hot car for possibly up to 45 minutes in North Hollywood Wednesday.

LAPD officers from the North Hollywood Division responded to a call in the 10700 block of Magnolia Boulevard. The child is in good health and LAPD playfully said after the rescue that one of the officers was assigned babysitting duties.

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Officials did not say why the mom left the child in the car for that long in the first place.