MOTHER IDENTIFIED BY POLICE

Lorain Police have identified the mother of the child who was discovered in a W. 14th Street garage. Heather Heck, 23 of Lorain, was arrested and charged with Felony Child Endangering and Obstruction of Police Business. Police state that Heck admitted that the child is hers. Heck's boyfriend, who says he just found out Tuesday afternoon that he is the father, has not been charged. Police state that Heck had left the baby alone while she was at work and that she left him in the garage while she went away for the weekend with her boyfriend. Heck is now being held in the Lorain County Jail and should be in court tomorrow morning.

Robert Arroyo, a resident of 2222 W 14th Street, was getting ready to take his son to Lakeview Park Sunday when he heard a whining noise coming from inside the garage. He discovered the baby lying in a basket, covered in a blanket, in the back of a red Chevy Blazer. Police believe the baby had not eaten in two to three days, maybe more. They also believe the baby had been in that basket for two or three days. The baby remains in stable condition at Rainbow Babies & Children's hospital. Officials say that the baby could be released as early as today.