Sunday, March 16, 2025
SPRINGTOWN — On the evening of Jan. 25, an infant was left inside a vehicle at a kids’ sporting event at the Lions Club in Springtown.
According to the Springtown PD Facebook page, Springtown police officers responded to a call for service at a Lions Club youth sporting event after receiving reports of a baby possibly being left in an unattended vehicle. The infant was found in an unattended vehicle unharmed. Springtown officers located the parents of the baby and arrested 35-year-old Juan Carlos Bencomo-Garcia, who was charged with abandoning/endangering a child. Officers are still investigating and additional arrests may be forthcoming.
The heavy presence of law enforcement at the event was because of the incident and not because of any other threat to public safety or the individuals attending the event.
The Springtown Police Department is not releasing any information regarding the identity of other individuals who may be involved due to a minor being at the center of the investigation. Springtown PD addressed the concern residents may have had and assured the public of no other incidents that evening.
“We understand that an unexpected presence of law enforcement personnel at an event involving a crowd, and juveniles may cause significant concern and speculation and therefore we are making this post to reassure the community that there was no threat to the public or any of the other children attending or participating in this event at any time,” officials said.
