Deputies in Los Angeles County are asking for the public’s help in identifying a woman who abandoned a baby at a store in Lomita. The infant was discovered on Tuesday afternoon by employees at the store, who contacted the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Witnesses reported seeing an unidentified woman enter the store carrying the baby and using the restroom while requesting a taxi.
While an employee arranged for the taxi, the woman placed the baby in a shopping cart and went to the restroom. When the taxi arrived, she left the store, leaving behind the infant in the shopping cart. She then got into the taxi and drove away to an unknown location. Deputies arrived at the store around 5:00 p.m. and took custody of the abandoned baby, who is estimated to be between seven and nine months old. The baby has been placed into the care of the Department of Children and Family Services.
The authorities are urging anyone with information about this incident to contact Lomita Sheriff’s Station at (310) 539-1661 or LA Crime Stoppers at 1(800) 222-8477 or through their website if they want to remain anonymous.
