Details of the case remain sketchy, but city police said the unidentified infant is safe after being found at a North End address shortly before 7:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Springfield police recovered an infant reported missing early Tuesday morning. It remains unknown if the man who took the child will be charged in connection with the incident.SPRINGFIELD -- Authorities responding to an apparent child-abduction incident early Tuesday morning found the missing infant at a North End residence, according to Springfield police.
Details of the case remain sketchy, but Springfield Police Sgt. Paul Browne confirmed the infant had been found unharmed at a Massasoit Street address shortly before 7:30 a.m.
"The baby's been found at this point, the baby's safe," Browne said around 8:30 a.m.
Earlier police reports indicated a man, believed to be the child's father, had taken the baby. That triggered a citywide search that ended around 7:22 a.m., when the infant was recovered at 149 Massasoit Street, according to police reports.
Multiple police units were involved in the search.
Browne said he had no more information about the matter, which had just been resolved when The Republican contacted him Tuesday morning.
"They're just clearing the scene (at Massasoit Street) now, so we're waiting for the paperwork," he said, adding that more information would be available when officers file their reports.
It remains unclear if the man will face charges; his identity had not been released as of 8:50 a.m.
THE MAP BELOW shows the approximate location of where police recovered a missing baby Tuesday: