Police rescue baby accidentally locked in a car as well as a dog in a car at Petco

GILFORD — Two police officers rescued a 14-month-old toddler from the back seat of a car at Sawyer's Dairy Bar Friday after his grandmother accidentally locked herself out of the car while he was in his car seat.

Motorcycle Officer James Callahan and Patrol Officer Alyssa Raxter said police were called to restaurant by AAA after the grandmother called them to open the car door.

"The baby will be fine," said Callahan, after EMTs checked on him as a precaution. "He's just mad."

Callahan said both tried unlocking the car but couldn't get it open, so he used a tool Raxter had for breaking car windows.

While doing so, he got numerous scratches and small cuts on his arms. Because of his motorcycle duty, he was wearing gloves.

"I used the tool to punch out the window, but my hand went in, too," he said. He was able to unlock the door after breaking through the driver's side window.

The glass fell both inside and outside of the Toyota Rav 4, but none fell on the baby. Sawyer's employees swept up the glass in the parking lot. The car could still be driven.

Earlier that day, the two responded to Petco to investigate an incident where someone knocked out the window of a car that had a dog in it.

State laws state that only a police officer or an agent of a animal humane or rescue society can lawfully break into a car for animal rescue purposes.

Callahan said the Petco incident was still being investigated.

James Callahan