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DENVER -- A towing company hauled off more than just a vehicle when they towed away a car that was blocking a business' garage door on Tuesday night.
There was a 9-month-old girl inside. She was in a car seat covered in blankets, said Denver police Detective John White.
The girl's mother went into the bus station on Broadway and Curtis Street on Tuesday night, and when she came out, the car was gone, White said.
The mother called 911 at 8:16 p.m. and told dispatchers that her car had been towed and that her child was inside, police said.
The mother also sought help from another person and that person called Excalibur Recovery, according to the towing company.
An Excalibur Recovery employee told 7NEWS that the car had been blocking the garage for at least an hour when the security company called to request tow service. The worker, who wanted to remain anonymous, said no one saw the baby inside the car because it was dark and she was covered in blankets.
He said the car was locked and not running. When he picked up the call a half-hour later from the pleading mother and found out they had just towed a baby, he responded, "Oh my God."
The girl was located in the car at an impound lot at Wynkoop and 39th streets, police said.
Paramedics checked on the girl and she was fine, White said. A police officer returned the baby to her mother, who is now under investigation for child abuse.
Joel Aguirre, who lives nearby, told 7NEWS that he would never leave his 9-month-old daughter in the car for one minute, especially not in that neighborhood. The Central de Autobuses Americanos bus station is right across from a homeless shelter.
"This is a drug-infested neighborhood. The Triangle is right down the street. That's where all the crackheads are. You can see them," said Aguirre.
The mother's car was in a private parking space, blocking the garage on the back side of the building, when it was towed. White said there are surveillance cameras in that area but it wasn't pointed in that direction.
There is limited parking for the bus station, and a nearby business owner said they have cracked down recently because people block their garages and exits.
"The sign is clearly posted," said David Tagieff, who developed the building next door to the bus station. "If you have a baby, you cannot afford to leave the baby in the car for even one minute. It's just too dangerous. It's too risky."
Thirty minutes had lapsed from the time the car was towed around 8 p.m. and when an attendant located the baby, so the baby was alone in the car for at least 90 minutes, White said.
No charges have been filed.
The mother's identity has not been released.
There was a 9-month-old girl inside. She was in a car seat covered in blankets, said Denver police Detective John White.
The girl's mother went into the bus station on Broadway and Curtis Street on Tuesday night, and when she came out, the car was gone, White said.
The mother called 911 at 8:16 p.m. and told dispatchers that her car had been towed and that her child was inside, police said.
The mother also sought help from another person and that person called Excalibur Recovery, according to the towing company.
An Excalibur Recovery employee told 7NEWS that the car had been blocking the garage for at least an hour when the security company called to request tow service. The worker, who wanted to remain anonymous, said no one saw the baby inside the car because it was dark and she was covered in blankets.
He said the car was locked and not running. When he picked up the call a half-hour later from the pleading mother and found out they had just towed a baby, he responded, "Oh my God."
The girl was located in the car at an impound lot at Wynkoop and 39th streets, police said.
Paramedics checked on the girl and she was fine, White said. A police officer returned the baby to her mother, who is now under investigation for child abuse.
Joel Aguirre, who lives nearby, told 7NEWS that he would never leave his 9-month-old daughter in the car for one minute, especially not in that neighborhood. The Central de Autobuses Americanos bus station is right across from a homeless shelter.
"This is a drug-infested neighborhood. The Triangle is right down the street. That's where all the crackheads are. You can see them," said Aguirre.
The mother's car was in a private parking space, blocking the garage on the back side of the building, when it was towed. White said there are surveillance cameras in that area but it wasn't pointed in that direction.
There is limited parking for the bus station, and a nearby business owner said they have cracked down recently because people block their garages and exits.
"The sign is clearly posted," said David Tagieff, who developed the building next door to the bus station. "If you have a baby, you cannot afford to leave the baby in the car for even one minute. It's just too dangerous. It's too risky."
Thirty minutes had lapsed from the time the car was towed around 8 p.m. and when an attendant located the baby, so the baby was alone in the car for at least 90 minutes, White said.
No charges have been filed.
The mother's identity has not been released.