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The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Special Victims Bureau was able to identify and arrest the mother of the abandoned baby found buried near a riverbed in the city of Compton.   As a result of the multiple leads generated due to the public’s and media’s assistance in this case, Special Victims Bureau’s detectives were able to identify the mother as 33 year-old Porche Laronda Washington.  Special Victims Bureau and Major Crimes Bureau detectives located Miss Washington in the city of Compton on Thursday, December 3, 2015.  The mother was arrested on a $500,000.00 arrest warrant for attempt murder and child endangerment.  She is currently being held at Century Regional Detention Facility and has a next court date of December 7, 2015.  
 

Special Victims Bureau detectives determined Miss Washington was admitted into a local hospital on November 23, 2015.  Miss Washington and the baby were released from the hospital on November 26, 2015. 

The baby is currently still in the hospital under medical care.  The baby’s medical condition is good.  Placement of the baby once released from the hospital will be determined by the Department of Children and Family Services.

Special Victims Bureau and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department would like to thank the media and the public for their assistance in identifying and locating the mother of the child. 

Previous News Release Dated November 28, 2015

The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, Special Victims Bureau is asking for the public’s help with any information regarding the abandonment and endangerment of a newborn baby girl.    The baby was buried alive on Friday evening near a riverbed located between 136^th Street and Slater Avenue, in the city of Compton.

On Friday, November 27, 2015, around 4:00 PM, Compton Sheriff’s Station received a call for service stating people heard a baby crying in the riverbed, which travels north and south, between 136^th Street and Slater Avenue, in the city of Compton.  Deputies Perry and Collette responded to the call and canvassed the area.  As they searched, deputies heard a baby’s muffled cry and located a newborn baby girl buried alive under pieces of asphalt and rubble inside a crevice located along the bike path.

Deputies removed the pieces of asphalt and debris and rescued the baby from the crevice.

The baby was wrapped in a blanket and cold to the touch.  They checked her vital signs and called for paramedics. The baby was medically triaged at the scene by the Compton Fire Department.  Thereafter, she was transported to a local hospital where she is currently listed in stable condition and will remain at the hospital for observation.  She is believed to have been born within the last 36 to 48 hours. 

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department - Special Victims Bureau is tasked with investigating the sexual and physical abuse of children and felonious sexual assaults involving adult victims.  Anyone with information about this crime is requested to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department - Special Victims Bureau at (877) 710-LASD (5273).    If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org. 

A WORD ABOUT LA COUNTY’S BABY SAFE SURRENDER PROGRAM

Some parents of newborns can find themselves in difficult circumstances. Sadly, babies are sometimes harmed or abandoned by parents who feel that they’re not ready or able to raise a child, or don’t know there are other options. Many of these mothers or fathers are afraid and don’t know where to turn for help. 

There’s a better choice, surrender your baby.  A parent stuck in this difficult situation can safely surrender their baby at any hospital or fire station in Los Angeles County, no questions asked. For more information please call 1-877-222-9723, or visit http://babysafela.org/

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Sergeant Bob Boese
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