Dundalk man accused of leaving daughter in hot car

Police in New York said they arrested a Dundalk man Thursday for leaving his 2-year-old daughter locked in the car while he shopped at a Marshalls on Long Island. Suffolk County police said a passerby in the parking lot heard the girl crying from inside the car, where windows were rolled up and temperatures indoors reached an estimated120 degrees. Police said Melvin Marroquin, the girl’s father, returned to the 2000 Nissan Frontier about 10 minutes after authorities arrived at the shopping center in Huntington. Marroquin, 30, was arrested and charged with child endangerment and second-degree reckless endangerment. He is scheduled to appear before a judge in Islip, N.Y., today. The girl was reportedly lethargic when rescued from the car and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. She will be released to her mother, police said.

Brown pitches three gubernatorial debates

Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown, the Democratic nominee for governor, on Wednesday proposed three debates with Republican nominee Larry Hogan, along with a separate debate among their running mates in the race for governor. Such political negotiations typically take place between campaigns behind closed doors, but Brown released a public proposal without consulting Hogan. In a statement, Brown’s campaign said he would maintain “the tradition set from previous gubernatorial elections” and “reach more Marylanders by ensuring all of the debates are broadcast statewide.” Hogan’s camp did not immediately agree to all the debates, but Hogan campaign spokesman Adam Dubitsky said, “We want as many debates as possible. They need to be in areas of the state that have been ignored.” In the days after last week’s primary election, Hogan said he wants to hold several town-hall style discussions with Brown throughout the state. The match-up between Brown and Hogan, a businessman and former Ehrlich Cabinet secretary, follows a hostile Democratic primary and relatively genial Republican contest. Brown proposed one debate in the Baltimore area, which he suggested be jointly hosted by WJZ and The Baltimore Sun. A second debate would be held near Washington, which Brown suggested could be co-hosted by NBC4 and The Washington Post. Under Brown’s proposal, both would be broadcast statewide by Maryland Public Television. And a third radio debate, according to Brown’s proposal, would be cohosted by Baltimore radio personality Larry Young and Washingtonradio host Kojo Nnamdi. The general election to succeed term-limited Gov. Martin O’Malley will be held Nov. 4. — criminal investigators found that a man matching Hawk’s description was seen walking “unsteadily” in the parking lot of a nearby shopping mall Wednesday, and was given a “no trespassing” order by shopping mall officials Tuesday, police said. Investigators also found a car registered to Hawk in the mall parking lot, but there was no evidence of foul play, police said. An autopsy will be performed.