Young child left alone in parked car at Walmart, Greensburg IN


A small boy appeared hot and sweaty and was left alone inside a gray Chevy Impala at Walmart near Greensburg Commons Shopping Center. The car door was opened to allow air. Officers tried to locate the responsible adult while the vehicle moved within the parking lot, possibly trying to leave. The child seemed under five years old.
Audio|Source: Decatur County Sheriff, Fire and EMS, Greensburg Police
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Transcript:
00:00
All right, good. It's going to be at Walmart.
00:05
She's out near Rowe 3.
00:07
Callers advising she's out with a gray, possibly Chevy Impala, bearing Indiana, (number withheld).
00:16
Advise that there's a small male juvenile that's all hot and sweaty that's inside of the vehicle, you're all by himself.
00:25
She's a lot.
00:30
Affirmative, they opened the door, they were going to take the juvenile out. I told them to leave them in the vehicle,
00:37
but just make sure the doors open where he can get some more air.
00:42
What's the age of the child?
00:49
Roughly.
00:54
I believe there may be a parent walking up, but it sounds like he's got to be below the age of four or five.
01:04
Franklin and Hendricks.
01:10
That's 177. I can be in and out on it. It's six, then clever.
01:19
There's that 20 anything out, Lincoln and Maine.
01:27
Clear off.
01:36
Information does sound like here it may be back on seeing this. I believe this is going to be trying to leave.
01:48
10 for us if you can get a 28 for us.
01:53
Affirmative, I've got the 28. I'm running it now.
01:57
10 for us.
02:03
I told them to advise me the direction to travel once they leave.
02:07
It is.
02:10
Attorney Love, I believe, light gray, Chevy and Powell, registered to a (name withheld) out of Glenwood.
02:18
It's valid signalady.
02:23
Can you run the register car as well, please?
02:28
Okay.
02:38
The (name withheld)'s brain is going to be a valid signalady.
02:42
Sounds like they're turning towards the grocery pickup near Freeland, I believe.
02:49
Okay, for me.
02:58
That's right. So, Josh 117, I'm at Free Lemon 3.
03:04
There sounds like the vehicle may be in that area, I believe it just turned white on the Freeland
03:10
from the exit near Verizon.
03:15
They also did state, I believe there may be some sort of red shirt on the window, I believe on the back passenger side.
03:30
104, I've seen a Dodge Intrepid, but not as Impala.
03:49
Was it a newer Impala?
04:00
The 28 returned to a 2017.
04:05
Ten-four, I passed one, but there was a male driver, they say, whether it was male or female?
04:13
Affirmative, it was a male.
04:16
Ten-four, he's going to be towards the back of the line. I'm going to turn out. Can I catch it?
04:27
Being an older male with what looks like gray hair.
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Locations.
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