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Police: Strip club visitor lost truck, son

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Published: Nov. 25, 2009 at 11:56 AM

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Indianapolis police allege a man got so intoxicated at a local strip club he forgot where he parked his truck, which contained his 5-year-old son.

Donald Crawford, 39, was arrested for public intoxication and child neglect for allegedly leaving his son inside the truck so he could visit a strip club, WIBC-FM, Indianapolis, reported.

Police allege after a drunken Crawford exited Sassy Kat's Showclub early Tuesday, he failed to find his semi cab and became concerned his vehicle had been stolen with his son inside. Police said they received a call from someone identifying himself as Crawford about the possible theft and kidnapping.

The truck was located after officers arrived at the scene and Crawford's son, whose identity was not reported, was safe inside the vehicle. The boy has been returned to his mother, the report said.

Police suspect Crawford couldn't find the truck at first because be walked in the wrong direction after leaving the strip club, WIBC said.

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