Summertime can be dangerous for children when left alone in cars. Since last year, 41 children in the United States have died in a hot car. Independence Police Chief Jerry Harrison says never leave a child unattended in a vehicle, not even for just a second.

Harrison says cracking or rolling down a window doesn't make much of a difference.  If anyone sees a child alone in a car dial 911 immediately.  Once police have been notified Kansas law allows forced entry into a locked vehicle to remove an unattended child or pet.