Law enforcement officials canceled an Amber Alert for a missing 2-month-old girl Thursday after the infant was found safe with her mother in a Denver motel.
Great work by detectives in finding Baby Elsy Ardolino, the subject of a statewide Amber Alert. Elsy was found this morning at a Denver motel with her mother, Ashley Ardolino. Ashley and the child's father, were being sought after the took Elsy from family member's home 1/2
— PuebloCounty Sheriff (@PuebloCountySO)
A tweet from the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office noted the girl’s mother, Ashley Ardolino, was taken into custody. The girl’s mother and father, Luis Novelo-Rojas, were accused of taking her from a relative’s home in Pueblo West on Tuesday.
Pueblo detectives learned Thursday morning that Ardolino and Elsy were at a Motel 6 in the 12000 block of East 39th Avenue in Denver, according to a . Ardolino was contacted about 10:25 a.m. while leaving the motel room. She was arrested on outstanding warrants and Elsy was found inside the room.
“She is being checked by medical (staff) and appears to be doing well,” sheriff’s officials said.
Ardolino’s mother, who has been caring for the infant since mid-June. told police the parents were visiting the baby Tuesday night when they got into an argument and left with the child. The girl was in her grandmother’s care after Ardolino allegedly made statements threatening to harm the baby, the sheriff’s office said.
Two-month old Elsy Ardolino has been located and is safe. Her mother, Ashley Ardolino has been taken into custody. More information will be released as it becomes available. Thank you to everyone who shared our posts and provided information on their possible whereabouts.
— PuebloCounty Sheriff (@PuebloCountySO)
Police on Thursday morning announced that Denver and Arvada officers arrested the girl’s 35-year-old father overnight in Arvada. He was taken into custody for an unrelated incident, the sheriff’s office said, and was held in the Denver jail on suspicion of motor vehicle theft, felony eluding and several outstanding warrants.
On Wednesday afternoon, police found a dark green Chevrolet Yukon, used by the parents when they allegedly took the child, abandoned in Aurora.
Arvada Police assisting Denver Police in search for auto theft/ eluding suspect in the area of 68th and Gray St. The suspect is on foot, and a lookout alert has been sent. Please shelter in place while we check the area.
— Arvada Police (@ArvadaPolice)
Luis Novelo-Rojas, 35, father of missing/endangered 2-month-old Elsy Ardolino, was arrested overnight in Denver. Elsy and her mother, Ashley Ardolino, 39, have not been located. Multiple law enforcement agencies continue to search for the infant who is considered endangered. 1/4
— PuebloCounty Sheriff (@PuebloCountySO)
Tips from the public and Motel 6 staff helped investigators in their efforts to find the child and parents, Pueblo County Sheriff David J. Lucero said in the news release.
“Our detectives did great work from the get-go and we are thankful for their tireless efforts,” Lucero said. “We also want to thank the public, the employees of Motel 6 that paid attention to the Amber Alert and the media for sharing the information about the missing child and for all the tips and leads provided to law enforcement.”
Luis Novelo-Rojas, 35, father of missing/endangered 2-month-old Elsy Ardolino, was arrested overnight in Denver. Elsy and her mother, Ashley Ardolino, 39, have not been located. Multiple law enforcement agencies continue to search for the infant who is considered endangered. 1/4
— PuebloCounty Sheriff (@PuebloCountySO)
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