A 13-month-old child was found alive in an impounded vehicle after spending days alone inside a car that had been parked on a Detroit-area street and later towed to an Eastpointe lot. The child’s father is in custody, and the case has been referred to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office for a charging decision.
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Toddler found alive inside impounded car in Eastpointe lot; father in custody
Harper Woods police say the toddler was discovered Saturday in the rear of a vehicle at Woods Towing and Services in Eastpointe. The child was crying, but is in stable condition and expected to fully recover. Child Protective Services is now involved in the case.
The vehicle had been parked on Damman Street near I-94 in Harper Woods. Neighbor Debra Ruffin said the car first caught her family’s attention Thursday night because of how and where it was parked.
“Awkwardly parked like half, not half, but a little bit in our driveway to here,” Ruffin said.
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“And you can’t park on this side of the street, so that caught our attention,” Ruffin said…