Homicide detectives are investigating a father in connection with a missing Newhall baby who was found dead Saturday morning, officials said Saturday.
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Matthew Warner, 30, of Newhall, is in custody, according to Lt. Holly Francisco of the Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau.
Sheriff’s officials reported there are multiple scenes under investigation.
The victim was discovered inside the cab of a parked truck in the 23600 block of Newhall Avenue around 7 a.m. Saturday and pronounced dead at the scene, Francisco said. Warner led the suspect led detectives to the area where he believed the victim was Saturday morning, she said.
“(On Friday) at 9:35 p.m., the parents of a 3-week-old female walked into the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station lobby,” said Sheriff’s Station Lt. Brenda Cambra, “and reported that their baby was missing from their home on the 21300 block of Alder Street.”
“Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies responded to the home and searched the location for the baby,” Cambra said. “She was not located.”
Sheriff’s Station officials then requested the Search and Rescue Team, and also called for the assistance of K-9 units and aerial support.
“At this time, a large-area search is being conducted in Newhall,” Cambra said, adding the girl was wearing a Sesame Street diaper and a blue-and-pink beanie when she was taken.
Sheriff’s Station officials said the focus for the moment was on finding the baby, and would not comment on whether it was an abduction investigation or the nature of the child’s disappearance.
Deputies have spent several hours searching for the baby reported missing in the Newhall area.
A helicopter unit assisted the search efforts, which stretched from Valle Del Oro to Sierra Highway, and Dockweiler to Newhall Avenue.
The baby was still missing as of 3 a.m. Saturday, officials said.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station at 661-255-1121.
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seemed odd right away, they walked into the sheriffs station..911 wasn’t called.