By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-12-26 02:51:43 | Updated at 2024-12-26 15:02:18
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A one-month-old baby has been found abandoned in a car seat on a Colorado highway by officials.
Deputies from the Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to 911 calls about a baby boy found near a median on 7490 Pecos St.
The child was wearing only a diaper and sitting in a car seat carrier.
Police launched a search for the youngster's parents, putting a callout on social media urging anybody with information to alert authorities.
Investigators have also searched the area for camera footage and people who may have been nearby when the baby was left.
The online posts did not include pictures of the baby, but did share the specific baby carrier.
By 4.30pm, officials provided an update revealing they had been in contact with the infant's relatives.
He is believed to be mixed race or Hispanic, and was taken to hospital as a precaution.
Deputies from the Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to 911 calls about a baby boy found near a median on 7490 Pecos St
'Thank you to everyone who helped spread the word for this case,' officers said.
The investigation remains ongoing, and authorities are considering whether pursuing criminal charges would be 'appropriate.'
In a lengthy X post, the Sheriff's Office shared a series of pictures of the car seat the child was found in.
'Detectives are seeking the communities help to identify and locate the family of an approximately one month old baby boy that was left in the median of Pecos St., approximately 7490 Pecos St., wearing only a diaper and sitting in a car seat/carrier.
'We are hoping someone recognizes the car seat or knows something about the baby or family so he can be united with his loved ones and the person who abandoned him can be brought to justice,' cops wrote.
Notably, a tag inside the car seat also read: 'display only: Not intended for sale'.
It remains unclear if the baby is healthy and why he was abandoned.
The Sheriff's Office has asked anyone with information to contact its non-emergency number at 303-288-1535.
Since the baby's discovery, cops have launched a search for the youngster's parents
While officials have not yet released pictures, it is believed that the baby is of mixed race or Hispanic
Notably, a tag inside the car seat also read: 'display only: Not intended for sale'
This comes two months after a baby girl tragically died after being found abandoned in the middle of a busy roadway near the Galveston Seawall in Texas.
The deceased infant was initially found alive in the middle of the well-trafficked road around 9:45 am on 59th street in Galveston, between a grocery store and the Beachfront Palms Hotel.
The Galveston Police Department immediately responded to the scene alerting fire and emergency medical personnel on their way.
GPD Chief, Doug Balli, said the infant was urgently rushed to the emergency center at UTMB Health's John Sealy Hospital.
However, just a short time after her arrival, the unidentified baby girl was pronounced dead, Click2Houston reports.
