Baby Found Abandoned On Watt Avenue Near Interstate 80

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A 1-month-old baby boy was found abandoned on Watt Avenue near Interstate 80 in Sacramento on Friday afternoon, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department.

The CHP called the sheriff's department at 1:55 p.m. to say it responded to the scene where the boy was found in a car seat outside of a closed restaurant that used to be Carrows, according to Deputy Jason Ramos. Passersby reported that the baby was unattended for about 45 minutes.

The baby's grandmother came across the street when deputies arrived, Ramos said. She told deputies she had to leave the baby to pick up some belongings. She was found to be drunk and was arrested on charges of child endangerment and public intoxication, Ramos said. A bottle of brandy was reportedly found in the car seat with the baby.

The grandmother, whose name wasn't immediately available, was taken into custody to be booked at the Sacramento County Jail. Child Protective Services was called to take custody of the baby.

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