ONTARIO — On Tuesday August 18, 2015, a family from Brooklyn, New York, was staying at the Howard Johnson’s on Victoria Ave. in Niagara Falls. Hotel maintenance was alerted that a baby had been locked in a safe in the family’s room.
Subsequently, a maintenance worker attended the room and removed the baby from the safe. The baby was alert and crying.
The parents, who were on scene, immediately took the child and left the hotel prior to police being made aware of the incident.
There is no information on how the baby ended up locked in the safe. Police wish to locate the family to ascertain the welfare of the child.
The hotel room is registered to a person from Brooklyn, New York.
They are described as Asian and the infant was in good health after being removed from the safe.
The family has not yet returned to their home in New York State and were last seen driving in a van.
If anyone has information as to the whereabouts of the vehicle or family that are with the infant, please contact the Niagara Regional Police Service at 905-688-4111 ext 2200 or Crime Stoppers.
