An infant girl, who was in good condition, was placed in a duffle bag and left at a northside apartment complex Saturday night.
Police responded about 8 p.m. to an apartment complex in the 200 block of East Prince Road after a 911 call about the abandoned infant, said Sgt. Maria Hawke, a Tucson Police Department spokeswoman, on Monday.
Investigators learned that the newborn — about four to six days old — was left outside of the manager’s apartment, Hawke said.
The manager reported that someone rang the doorbell, and when the manager opened the door, the “duffle bag was found with the baby inside of it,” said Hawke.
Tucson Fire Department paramedics took the baby to a hospital for evaluation, and the baby appeared to be in good health, said Hawke.
The infant is now in the custody of Child Protective Services.
Police do not know the identity of the mother, but “would like to conduct a check of her welfare to ensure that she is not in need of medical attention or other services,” Hawke said.
Anyone with information about the mother’s identity or whereabouts is asked to call 911 or 88-CRIME, Hawke said.
Police would like to remind the public that newborns can be anonymously handed off to health care workers at all Tucson-area hospitals, Tucson Fire Department stations and Casa de los Niños.
Police responded about 8 p.m. to an apartment complex in the 200 block of East Prince Road after a 911 call about the abandoned infant, said Sgt. Maria Hawke, a Tucson Police Department spokeswoman, on Monday.
Investigators learned that the newborn — about four to six days old — was left outside of the manager’s apartment, Hawke said.
The manager reported that someone rang the doorbell, and when the manager opened the door, the “duffle bag was found with the baby inside of it,” said Hawke.
Tucson Fire Department paramedics took the baby to a hospital for evaluation, and the baby appeared to be in good health, said Hawke.
The infant is now in the custody of Child Protective Services.
Police do not know the identity of the mother, but “would like to conduct a check of her welfare to ensure that she is not in need of medical attention or other services,” Hawke said.
Anyone with information about the mother’s identity or whereabouts is asked to call 911 or 88-CRIME, Hawke said.
Police would like to remind the public that newborns can be anonymously handed off to health care workers at all Tucson-area hospitals, Tucson Fire Department stations and Casa de los Niños.
