Ocean County Man Charged With Leaving Young Son In Hot Car
Wednesday, July 30, 2025, 4:30 P.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
LAKEWOOD, NJ.- On Tuesday, a 34-year-old Lakewood, New Jersey, man was taken into custody and jailed after being charged with leaving his two-year-old son locked inside their vehicle in the parking lot of the Lakewood Township Police Department, as temperatures reached nearly 100 degrees, yesterday afternoon.
According to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer, on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at around 3:15 p.m., a Lakewood Township Police Officer was unloading items from his patrol car in the parking lot of the Lakewood Township Police Department, when he suddenly noticed a small child, alone in a parked vehicle.
Police Officer Rescues Toddler From Hot Car
The Police Officer approached the vehicle and discovered the car was locked and was not running. The Officer quickly retrieved a lock-out tool from his patrol car, made entry into the vehicle, and quickly removed the child from the hot car. Lakewood Township Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported the child to Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood, where he was treated and released.
During the ensuing investigation, Detectives of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office and the Lakewood Township Police Department determined that Simcha Feldman, 34, of Lakewood, New Jersey, parked his vehicle in the parking lot and left his two-year-old son unattended in the locked vehicle for around 24 minutes. When Feldman returned to the vehicle, he was taken into custody and formally charged with Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
Feldman was processed on the charge and was remanded to the Ocean County Jail, pending future court proceedings in Ocean County Superior Court in Toms River, New Jersey.
“The rules of the court require us to include a statement that states: The charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations, and the defendant and or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.”
