Florida officer saves dogs from hot car in Walmart parking lot

WEST MELBOURNE, Fla. - A Florida officer is a hero to two dogs.

West Melbourne police say he had to smash a car window because the dogs were panting and had no water. Police say someone called to report the two dogs were in the car located in a Walmart parking lot. 

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They say they arrested 68-year-old, Marta Luz Paris after she came out of the store more than an hour later.

She faces charges of animal cruelty.

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