On Wednesday, May 15, 2024, Lomita detectives spoke with family members of the abandoned infant who identified her and the biological mother.
The investigation is ongoing. There is no additional information available at this time.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact Lomita Sheriff’s Station at 310-539-1661.
If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org
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**Original Press Release**
On Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at approximately 1700 hours, Lomita Station Deputies responded to a local business located on the 2000 block of Pacific Coast Highway in the city of Lomita, regarding an abandoned infant.
Upon arrival, deputies learned that an unidentified pregnant woman had entered the store carrying the infant and asked for a taxi. The store employee arranged for a taxi while the woman went to the restroom. When the taxi arrived, the woman left the store, leaving the infant behind in a shopping cart. The woman departed in the taxi, her destination unknown.
The infant is approximately between seven and nine months old and has since been placed into the care of Department of Children and Family Services.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Lomita Sheriff’s Station at 310-539-1661. Anonymous tips may be submitted to LA Crime Stoppers by calling 1 (800) 222-TIPS (8477) or by using the website: http://lacrimestoppers.org.
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Robert G. Luna, Sheriff
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