EGG HARBOR TWP., New Jersey -- Police in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey say a man left his toddler in a hot car for hours over the weekend so he could go into a restaurant.
Officers were called around 1:30 a.m. Saturday to the Chickie's and Pete's restaurant, located in the English Creek Center shopping center in the Cardiff section of the township.
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When they got there, they found bystanders had already removed Brandon Morgan's three-year-old from the car.
Investigators say the toddler had been left in the vehicle, which was not running, for three hours.
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Despite the 85 degree heat, the boy was okay and was released to his mother.
Morgan is now facing a number of charges, including child endangerment.