My Sweet Blessings
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So, we headed down to New Orleans on Saturday for a family gathering. We are an hour away from there. Not long after we get on I-10, I notice a car with a child sitting on the lap of the front passenger. The child had to have been barely one as she looked younger than my 19 month old. My jaw drops as I see the child with her hands on the spot where the air bags come from. These people were driving a very nice/ new looking Mercedes so I KNOW they can afford a carseat. BTW, I didn't notice one in the back. Of course, I grabbed my cell and called 911 to be connected to state troopers. I tell them what I am seeing and they tell me they will get someone out there. I tell them exactly where we are on the interstate and my # to call me. Since I still had an hour drive ahead of me on this stretch, I would still be within eye sight of them unless they got off. Not likely with this stretch of road cause there isn't much there. After a good while of getting no response, I call and ask to be transferred. My heart was just sinking as we were going 80 mph and they were going even faster at some points. I couldn't let it go. We knew they were going to get on the Bonne Carre Spillway and not going anywhere for a while as there is no way off or turnaround, so that is when I called them. I was transferred to city police. I tell them and they see if there is an officer to respond. By the time she figured that out, we were heading out of their jurisdiction and we were getting off the spillway. she tells me she is going to transfer me to state troopers. As soon as we got off the spillway, there was a trooper sitting there like he was waiting for us. I think "great! there is the trooper and the mercedes is right in front of us!". but he didn't budge. I get the state troopers on the line and tell them we just passed a ST just sitting there. The supervisor tells me he isn't positioned there and isn't going to move because they are waiting to see if a kidnapper comes off the spillway! so, yeah, there was a kidnapping that all of the units are working on and that is why I was having such a hard time getting someone to respond! I have no idea if they caught that guy or not as it was not on the news. I completely understand the priority here. THen the supervisor says he can get a unit to respond. however, that didn't happen. there were too many turns once we got into new orleans and the new orleans police (the best around :thumbsdown: ) couldn't get things in action despite seeing one pass right in front of me and I was stuck at a redlight with no way to flag him. so, we followed these people until they pulled over downtown. we were careful to not be right behind them the whole time and kept going when they pulled into a parking lot. SO frustrating that I reported this almost an hour before they reached their destination and we got NO real response. It seems like when you need a cop, none are around. Just makes me sad that these people drove at such speeds with a child younger than my 19 month old on the lap of the front seat passenger. I talked to either 911, city police, or state troopers for at least 30 minutes airtime. I gave them descriptions of everyone and everything. I really hope this was a 1 time thing for this family and they never do it again, but I doubt it.
and I pray that the kidnapped child was recovered unharmed!
and I pray that the kidnapped child was recovered unharmed!