Baby Girl Found, Mom Still Missing: 'Time Is Of The Essence'
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) - A 1-year-old girl, last seen in Boulder on Sunday, has been found but her mother remains missing.
Police continue to search for the mother, Ashley Elizabeth Mead. The little girl, Winter Daisy Mead, was located in Oklahoma just outside Tulsa about 1:15 p.m. Wednesday.
The child was with her father Adam Densmore. Densmore was taken into custody on a warrant alleging violation of custody. Winter was unharmed and placed in the temporary care of Child Protective Services in Oklahoma.
Mead and her daughter were reported missing on Tuesday after she did not show up for work.
"It's definitely a possibility that she is in serious danger, it's highly unlikely for her not to show up to work, not to answer her cell phone, at this time we're doing everything we can to locate her. Time is of the essence," said Boulder Police spokeswoman Shannon Cordingly.
Police are still trying to locate Ashley who was last seen in Boulder on Sunday.
"We are canvassing the area we are utilizing search dogs and every tool we have available to try to locate her whereabouts," Cordingly said in a statement to CBS4. "It's definitely a possibility that she is in serious danger. It's highly unlikely for her not to show up to work, and to not answer her cellphone. At this time we're doing everything we can to locate her. Time is of the essence."
Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Ashley Mead is asked to contact the Boulder Police Department at 303-441-1974.Those who have information but wish to remain anonymous may contact the Northern Colorado Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Tips may also be submitted through the Crime Stoppers website at crimeshurt.com. Those submitting tips through Crime Stoppers that lead to the arrest and filing of charges on a suspect(s) may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000 from Crime Stoppers.
