MESA, Ariz. - A baby has been taken to a hospital for observation after being found abandoned in Mesa.Mesa Police say the baby was found on July 22 at a home near McKellips and Recker Roads.
The scene is located in a senior living community.The incident began to unfold at around 11:00 a.m."Approximately five minutes before she opened the door, she heard her doorbell ring.
It took her that long to get over to the door and get it open. She was expecting a package or something like that," said Detective Richard Encinas with the Mesa Police Department.Data from a National Weather Service weather station located near the scene, in an area to the east of Brown and Recker Roads, reveal that temperatures in the area at the time of the incident was 108°F, with a heat index temperature of 112°F.Data from the National Weather Service in regards to temperatures in an area near Recker and McKellips in Mesa on Jul 22, when a child abandonment incident happened. "Our best guess, based off of what we’ve been told, is the baby’s got to be a day old or younger," said Det.
Encinas.We have learned that many residents in the community leave for the summer."Luckily it ended OK for the baby this time, but it could’ve been a much worse situation with the heat out here today.