An Indianapolis man who was out to pick up some packages came across two baby girls left in a ditch in subzero temperatures after his family car was stolen, police said.
Robert Dean had gone outside his home to check if his mail had arrived Monday morning when he discovered two car seats dumped in a local ditch, with two infants, 4- and 5-month-olds, crying for help. Were staying.
“One of them was screaming, so I immediately grabbed the car seats and brought them inside.” he told local CBS 4. “We warmed them up and called 911.”
Just before Dean made the call, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police (IMPD) were called about a stolen 2013 Hyundai Sonata on East Gimber Street about four miles away, where the girls, cousins, were sitting in the back seat.
Police said they had just begun searching for the car and children when they received a call from Dean regarding their whereabouts.
It’s unclear how long the children were outside in the 27-degree weather or why they were alone in the back seat of the car when it was stolen.
Indianapolis police spokesman William Young described Dean as a good person who helped get the girls out of the cold before they were affected by the elements.
“He did what any good person would do, he sheltered those babies,” Young told the Indianapolis Star.,
“This is the result we wanted. I can’t thank that good Samaritan enough,” he said.
IMPD said they located the stolen car shortly after, with officers asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect or suspects responsible for the kidnapping.
Young said it was the second such incident in Indianapolis in the past two weeks. On November 20, a child was abducted when a suspect stole a 2014 Chevy Equinox.
The police spokesperson warned parents not to leave their children unattended inside the car, even in winter when many people leave their cars unattended to warm up.
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