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San Antonio police say a man and a woman were seen on camera about 1 a.m. on July 17 carrying a basket into the parking lot of Grissom Road Church, according to a Crime Stoppers report on Wednesday.
(San Antonio Police Department)
Abandoned newborn spent 20 hours outside on day that reached 110 degrees in Texas, police say
Police are investigating after a one-day-old baby boy was abandoned outside for nearly 20 hours during a Texas heat wave.
www.foxweather.com
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – A one-day-old baby boy was found abandoned outside a Texas church for nearly 20 hours during the recent intense heat wave that saw temperatures soar far beyond triple digits.
San Antonio police say a man and a woman were seen on camera about 1 a.m. on July 17 carrying a basket into the parking lot of Grissom Road Church, according to a Crime Stoppers report on Wednesday.
The two then placed the basket by the back door of the church and left on foot. It wasn't until about 8:50 p.m. when a bicyclist noticed something "suspicious" under the awning, police told FOX Weather.
When he looked near the basket, he told police he noticed a baby’s leg sticking out with a black jacket over the basket. As he moved the jacket, that's when he saw the baby inside.
The high temperature for the day was 110 degrees, police said. Yet despite the life-threatening temperatures, the newborn was not in distress and still had the umbilical cord attached to him, police said.
A note was found left at the scene along with the baby, investigators said. Texas Child Protective Services was later notified.
Back in June, Governor Greg Abbott signed SB 780 that expands the state's "Baby Moses" law to provide greater accessibility to families in crisis by allowing the use of "baby boxes" to surrender a newborn to an emergency infant care provider.
The inclusion of the devices as an option to surrender a child will take effect Sept. 1.
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DATE OF CRIME:
07/17/2023
OFFENSE:
Other
VICTIM:
1 day old Male
LOCATION:
5470 Lost Lane
CRIME DESCRIPTION:
Abandoning Child
NEEDED TO SOLVE THIS CASE:
Information leading to the identification and location of the suspect(s) responsible for abandoning of the child.
SYNOPSIS:
On Monday July 17, 2023, at around 01:00AM in the morning an unknown male and female are observed on camera carrying a basket into the parking lot of Grissom Road Church. The SPs place the basket down by the back door and leave the location on foot. Later at approximately 20:50PM, the reporting person, was riding his bicycle in the parking lot and saw the basket by the back door. The reporting person uncovered the top of the basket and found the Victim, a one-day old baby boy, laying in the basket. The Victim was in the basket for almost 20 hours covered by a jacket. The basket was placed under the awning of the back doors. The temperature high for the day was 110° F.
CASE NUMBER:
SAPD23157902
MEDIA RELEASE DATE:
08/02/2023
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