A Syracuse-area couple have been arrested for allegedly leaving two children inside a hot car.

State Police have charged 29-year old Amanda Aikens of Central Square and 26-year old John Yelle of Syracuse with endangering the welfare of a child.

Police say they found a 4-year old girl and a 9-year old boy sweating heavily inside the vehicle in the parking lot of the WalMart in Central Square.

Both children were treated at the scene.  A passerby had called 911 after seeing the children in the car.

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