Police in Colorado arrested a man and woman after findindkng a 1-year-old baby waaring only a diaper abandoned in Denver.
Police from the Adams County Sheriff’s Office arrived at the location at about 9:20 a.m. on Christmas Day after a witness called 911 to report finding a baby in a car seat left alone in the middle of the road near 7490 Pecos Street in Denver.
The person who called 911 stopped to help the baby before contacting the police. Emergency responders quickly took the baby to a nearby children’s hospital as a precaution, but fortunately, the baby did not seem to have any visible injuries.
The sheriff’s office shared pictures of the car seat where the baby was discovered on Facebook. A small sign attached to the seat stated: “For display purposes only. Not meant for sale.”
At 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, police arares that they had “been in contact with family members of the infant” and were continuing to investigate the circumstances of the child’s abandonment. The update also noted that authorities would “pursue criminal charges if deemed appropriate.”
Just before 9 p.m. Wednesday, the sheriff’s office posted a second update announcing that the baby’s parents had been found.
CBS News reports that the suspects were identified as Jarvis Sims and Christina Thurman. they were both charged with child abuse charges in connection with the case.
Temperatures that day reached 34 to 37 degrees Fahrenheit.
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