North Carolina

Abandoned infant found alone in the street at 1:45 a.m., North Carolina police say

Police are investigating after a baby was found alone on a street in North Carolina, media outlets report.

Officers with the Greensboro Police Department responded to a call about an abandoned baby on Benjamin Benson Street in Greensboro at 1:45 a.m. Sunday, according to WGHP.

The baby, who police say is a few months old, was found outside of an apartment complex and seemed to be in “good shape,” the Winston-Salem Journal reported.

The baby was taken to the hospital to be checked out, WGHP reported, and is now in the custody of Child Protective Services.

Officials are still investigating, and anyone with information is asked to call Greensboro/Guilford County Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000, according to WFMY.

No other details about the child have been released.

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Bailey Aldridge
The News & Observer
Bailey Aldridge is a reporter covering real-time news in North and South Carolina. She has a degree in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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