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Toddler Found Alive in Impounded Car as Case Referred to Prosecutor

A multi-jurisdiction team is reconstructing the timeline to determine responsibility.

Overview

  • A Detroit detective launched the search after a missing-person report and learned the child's father's vehicle had been impounded Friday by Harper Woods police.
  • Officers from Detroit and Harper Woods found the crying 13-month-old Saturday in a locked car at Woods Towing in Eastpointe.
  • The child was hospitalized in stable condition and is expected to recover, and Child Protective Services has opened a case.
  • Harper Woods police say the car was improperly parked on Damman Street and, because it was locked, could not be thoroughly inventoried before towing.
  • The child's father is in custody as investigators seek neighborhood camera footage and the Wayne County Prosecutor reviews potential charges.