LAS VEGAS -- Parents who leave their children in hot cars will now face felony charges in Las Vegas.

Officers have responded to 53 incidents so far this year regarding children left in cars.

From this point forward, Metro police said anyone who leaves a child in a vehicle will be charged with felony child endangerment.

So far this year, no children have died from being left in a car.

Last year, one Valley child died in a hot vehicle.