HEMPSTEAD (CBS) ― Police are searching for the mother of a newborn baby abandoned in Hempstead, Long Island Sunday nightNassau County Police say the baby, named 'Jane Doe Hope' by authorities, was found in the foyer of a building on 5 Lafayette Avenue at around 9:30 p.m.
According to police, a resident from the building discovered the baby in a shoebox. The 1-day-old baby was taken to Nassau County Medical Center where she is said to be in good condition.
A local resident expressed her concern.
"I'm surprised that one of her friends or someone didn't know, said Reamellow Foskey. "I mean, someone had to know, her mother or someone. Too bad she didn't know me, she could have brought the baby to me."
Under New York State's Safe Haven Law, a mother can drop a baby off at a police station or hospital and not face prosecution. But because the baby was dropped off at an apartment building, it is being investigated.
Detectives asked anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS.
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