TIMES SQUARE, Manhattan (WABC) — New York City police are searching for the man who abandoned a baby girl in a stroller in Times Square late Tuesday night.
Police received a call and found the 1-year-old child, dressed in a pink onesie, just after 11 p.m. by West 44th Street and Seventh Avenue.
The baby was conscious and alert and taken to Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital to be evaluated. She did not appear to have been harmed.
Police said they believe they know who the parents are and they have been in contact with the baby’s mother.
They say they also know the identity of the father, who is believed to be homeless. Police say he may have taken the girl during a dispute with her mother.
Authorities say he pushed the stroller onto the sidewalk, knocked it over, and then ran away.
Officials say they are continuing to go through surveillance video from the area to trace the father’s steps. He is being sought for child abandonment and custodial interference.
Their investigation is ongoing, and no arrests have been made.
Under New York State law, it is possible for a parent who is unable or unwilling to care for their child to abandon them — so long as they take proper measures and ensure the child’s safety.
The Abandoned Infant Protection Act allows a parent to abandon a newborn baby up to 30 days of age anonymously and without fear of prosecution, if the baby is abandoned in a safe and secure way.
Under this law, the parent would not be guilty of a crime if the baby is left with an appropriate person or in a safe location like a police precinct, hospital or firehouse. If the baby is over 30 days old, the parent should instead contact an Administration for Children’s Services Field Office.
The Administration for Children’s Services will get involved in the case and the child’s family life will likely be examined before she is returned to her mother.
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