NEWS, IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. THE NINE MONTH OLD BABY IN THE CAR STOLEN LAST WEEK IN DES MOINES WAS LEFT IN THAT CAR ALONE FOR AN HOUR BEFORE POLICE LOCATED THE VEHICLE. COURT DOCUMENTS SAY 32 YEAR-OLD COREY LEE ADMITS TO TAKING THE RUNNING VEHICLE FROM A PARKING LOT NEAR INGERSOLL AVENUE FRIDAY, DOCUMENTS SAY. LEE ADMITS WHEN HE REALIZED THE BABY WAS IN THE CAR, HE ABANDONED THAT VEHICLE. WHEN HE DID, HE LEFT THE CAR WITH THE WINDOWS UP AND THE CAR WAS OFF, DOCUMENTS SAY. THE TEMPERATURE IN THE AREA WAS NEARLY 80 DEGREES WHEN POLICE FOUND THE VEHICLE. POLICE SAY THE BABY WAS OKAY. LEE IS FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES, INCLUDING OPERATING A VEHICLE WITHOU
Accused Iowa car thief left baby in hot car for an hour, police say
Updated: 10:51 AM CDT May 22, 2024
Court documents for a man accused of stealing an SUV with a baby in it last week show the infant was left in the hot vehicle for an hour after the man abandoned it in a metro parking lot.Corey Le, 32, of Des Moines, Iowa, was arrested Friday after allegedly stealing a 2015 Mercedes-Benz SUV. He is charged with operating a motor vehicle without owner’s consent and neglect of a dependent. According to the criminal complaint, after Le stole the vehicle at approximately 10:42 a.m. Friday, he realized there was a 9-month-old baby in a car seat in the back of the vehicle. Le then abandoned the vehicle, leaving the infant in the car with the windows rolled up and no air conditioning. The SUV wasn’t located by police for nearly an hour, during which the temperature ranged from 77 to 79 degrees. The criminal complaint said the child had rosy cheeks when located by an officer. The baby was checked out by medics and returned to her mother.
Court documents for a man accused of stealing an SUV with a baby in it last week show the infant was left in the hot vehicle for an hour after the man abandoned it in a metro parking lot.
Corey Le, 32, of Des Moines, Iowa, was arrested Friday after allegedly stealing a 2015 Mercedes-Benz SUV. He is charged with operating a motor vehicle without owner’s consent and neglect of a dependent.
According to the criminal complaint, after Le stole the vehicle at approximately 10:42 a.m. Friday, he realized there was a 9-month-old baby in a car seat in the back of the vehicle. Le then abandoned the vehicle, leaving the infant in the car with the windows rolled up and no air conditioning.
The SUV wasn’t located by police for nearly an hour, during which the temperature ranged from 77 to 79 degrees. The criminal complaint said the child had rosy cheeks when located by an officer. The baby was checked out by medics and returned to her mother.
