Investigation continues after crying toddler discovered inside impounded vehicle in Metro Detroit

One person is in custody while police from multiple jurisdictions continue to investigate the circumstances of a toddler who was found crying inside an impounded car in Metro Detroit over the weekend. 

The Eastpointe Police Department said the 13-month-old was found in a vehicle that had been taken to a tow yard. The Harper Woods Police Department says the child appears to have been in that vehicle alone for hours. 

At about 1 p.m. on Saturday, a Detroit Police Department detective called Harper Woods Police Department regarding a missing 1-year-old child. In the process of the investigation, Detroit police learned that a vehicle belonging to the father of that child had been impounded on Friday by the Harper Woods Police Department. 

"The vehicle was towed from the 20600 block of Damman Street due to being abandoned, improperly parked on the prohibited side of the street, and blocking a resident's driveway. The vehicle was locked at the time of the tow and was unable to be thoroughly inventoried," Harper Woods police said. 

On the possibility that the missing child was in the impounded vehicle, Detroit and Harper Woods police immediately went to the tow yard in Eastpointe. Harper Woods police said they found the crying toddler in the rear of the vehicle at Wood Towing and Services Lot in Eastpointe.

CBS News Detroit reached out to the business, and they declined to comment.

"It's a child. It's a 1-year-old, you know, you don't just forget that in the car. That's serious. It seems intentional," said Harper Woods resident Jalen Tarver.

The weather in Metro Detroit was in the mid-50s during the day on Friday and in the high 40s on Friday night. The child was taken to a local hospital for medical treatment and observation. By Monday morning, she was considered stable and expected to fully recover.

In the meantime, Harper Woods detectives contacted Child Protective Services, and a case has started under that agency's authority. 

The Harper Woods Police Department also has a man in custody in connection with the incident, and detectives are continuing their investigation. 

"It kind of make you want to make you want to be a little bit more vigilant about what's going on," said Harper Woods homeowner Will Bryant.