Crime & Safety
Police Searching For Mother Of Newborn Found In Yonkers: Reports
The crying baby was found alone in an apartment building hallway and is being treated at Westchester County Medical Center, reports say.
YONKERS, NY — Police are still searching for the mother of a baby who was found in Yonkers on Tuesday evening, according to media reports.
As first reported from the scene by Yonkers Voice's Ru Ros, the newborn baby girl was found crying in the hallway of a four-unit apartment building on Chestnut Street around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Police told PIX11 News that the infant is just a few days old and was brought to Westchester Medical Center for further evaluation.
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"She is being treated for obviously being abandoned, left in a building, being left in the cold and some other issues, but at this time we believe she is in stable condition," Yonkers Police Department First Deputy Chief Joseph Monaco told New York City ABC News-affiliate WABC 7.
A good Samaritan reportedly wrapped the infant in a blanket. Police told NBC news that the baby girl is in stable condition as of early Wednesday afternoon.
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Police said the investigation continues and anyone with information about the mother or child is asked to contact the Yonkers Police Department.
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