Eastpointe police are investigating after a 13‑month‑old child was discovered inside an impounded vehicle at a local tow yard on Saturday, Feb. 28, authorities said.
Officers responded to the facility after workers reported finding the child in the vehicle. Police said the toddler was alive and was immediately taken for medical evaluation.
According to the department, officers had no prior contact with the vehicle before the tow yard’s call, prompting investigators to work with other local agencies to determine how the car was impounded and why the child was inside.
The incident remains under investigation.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: 13-month-old infant found in impounded car in Eastpointe, police say
Reporting by Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press / Detroit Free Press
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