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APD looking for mother of newborn found in Northeast Austin
The Austin Police Department is asking for help in finding the mother of a newborn child found in a Northeast Austin neighborhood.
AUSTIN, Texas - The Austin Police Department is asking for the community's help in finding the mother of a newborn child found in a Northeast Austin neighborhood.
Austin police and EMS responded to an urgent check welfare call just after 7:30 a.m. in the 11700 block of Rotherham Drive. According to APD, an individual was on an early morning walk in the area when they heard a small child crying by the community mailboxes.
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The individual found a newborn baby girl lying on the ground and immediately called 9-1-1. EMS responded and the child was transported to a local hospital and is in stable condition according to APD.
APD says that given medical information gathered from the child, there are concerns about the health and well-being of the child's mother. APD says that the hospital believes the child was born within the last 12 hours and was not born in a medical facility.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the APD Child Abuse tip line at 512-974-6880, Crime Stoppers at 512-472-TIPS or use the new Crime Stoppers App. You can also submit tips by downloading APD’s mobile app, Austin PD, for free on iPhone and Android.
If you have a newborn that you're unable to care for, you can bring your baby to a designated safe place with no questions asked.
The Safe Haven law, also known as the Baby Moses law, gives parents who are unable to care for their child a safe and legal choice to leave their infant with an employee at a designated safe place—a hospital, fire station, free-standing emergency centers or emergency medical services (EMS) station. Then, your baby will receive medical care and be placed with an emergency provider.
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APD looking for mother of newborn found in Northeast Austin
The Austin Police Department is asking for help in finding the mother of a newborn child found in a Northeast Austin neighborhood.
You can get information about the Safe Haven law in Texas on the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services website.
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