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On Friday, June 11, 2021, Century Sheriff’s Station received a call for service from a concerned citizen about an infant found in the female restroom at “Yvonne Burke-John D. Ham Park,” in Lynwood. Deputies responded and located the infant in the restroom’s trashcan. Los Angeles County Fire Department arrived and rendered aid.

Special Victims Bureau Detectives reviewed video surveillance from a local business for the date of June 9, 2021. The video surveillance captured two females walking on Atlantic Avenue North of Martin Luther King Boulevard. The detectives noticed a small apartment complex nearby, where they stopped to investigate. As the detectives walked the apartment complex, they contacted a local resident and showed the resident the video of the two women at the park. The resident immediately believed she knew who the women were and directed them to the apartment where they lived.

Upon further investigation, the women identified themselves as the persons on the flyer.  All parties in the photo were present. Detectives located the pink trike stroller at that location. Detectives had both women respond to Century Sheriff’s Station for further questioning.

During the investigation, a 22 year old female hispanic admitted she gave birth to the abandoned child on June 9, 2021, and discarded the child out of fear. The suspect said no one was aware of her pregnancy as she had only been in the United States for 2 months. The suspect stated she came to the U.S. illegally from Guatemala. The abandoned baby was the result of a sexual assault that occurred in Guatemala. 
 
Further investigation revealed the second female had no knowledge that the suspect was pregnant, and was not arrested.
 
The suspect was arrested and booked at Century Sheriff’s Station on Thursday, June 24, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. and her bail is set at $100,000 for Cruelty to Child Likely to Produce Great Bodily Injury/Death, 273a (a) PC - Felony.

For the safety and protection of the suspect, booking photos, name, or personal information will not be released at this time.

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 additional information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Special Victims Bureau toll free tip line at (877) 710-5273 or by email at [email protected]. 

If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP or “P3 Mobile” for the hearing impaired on Google play or the App Store, or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.

Sheriff’s Information Bureau – Newsroom
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Hall of Justice - First floor 
211 W. Temple St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-229-1700

Alex Villanueva, Sheriff
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department



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On Friday, June 11, 2021 around 8:00 am a male newborn (Hispanic and/or African American) was abandoned in the female's public restroom trashcan at Yvonne Burke- John D. Ham Park in Lynwood. The child's parent's have yet to be identified.

The person of interest is a Female Hispanic, late teens to early 20's, 5'4, 120-125lbs, dark complexion, and wavy hair.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department- Special Victims Bureau is asking for the public's help with any information regarding the abandonment and endangerment of the newborn baby boy. 

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Special Victims Bureau toll free tip line at (877) 710-5273 or by email at [email protected]. 

If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP or “P3 Mobile” for the hearing impaired on Google play or the App Store, or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.
 
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 incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Special Victims Bureau toll free tip line at (877) 710-5273 or by email at [email protected].

LOS ANGELES 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.

This is why California has a Safely Surrendered Baby Law, which gives parents or guardians the choice to legally and safely surrender their baby at any hospital or fire station in Los Angeles County, no questions asked. Since the program was launched in LA County, over 180 newborns have been safely surrendered. For more information please call 1-877-222-9723, or visit http://babysafela.org/.

Sheriff’s Information Bureau – Newsroom
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Hall of Justice - First floor 
211 W. Temple St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-229-1700

Alex Villanueva, Sheriff
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

**ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE BELOW**


On Friday, June 11, 2021, around 8:00 am, Century Sheriff’s Station received a call for service from a concerned citizen about an infant found in the female restroom at “Yvonne Burke-John D. Ham Park,” in Lynwood.

Deputies responded and located the infant in the restroom’s trashcan. Los Angeles County Fire Department arrived and rendered aid. Thereafter, the infant was transported to a local hospital where he is currently listed in stable condition and will remain at the hospital for observation.

He is believed to have been born within sometime between June 9-11, 2021. Special Victims Bureau Detectives responded to the scene and canvassed the area. The investigation is in the early stages.

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 boy.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Special Victims Bureau toll free tip line at (877) 710-5273 or by email at [email protected].  If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP or “P3 Mobile” for the hearing impaired on Google play or the App Store, or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.
 
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. 
  
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 incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Special Victims Bureau toll free tip line at (877) 710-5273 or by email at [email protected].

If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP or “P3 Mobile” for the hearing impaired on Google play or the App Store, or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.

LOS ANGELES 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.

This is why California has a Safely Surrendered Baby Law, which gives parents or guardians the choice to legally and safely surrender their baby at any hospital or fire station in Los Angeles County, no questions asked. Since the program was launched in LA County, over 180 newborns have been safely surrendered. For more information please call 1-877-222-9723, or visit http://babysafela.org/.

 

Sheriff’s Information Bureau – Newsroom
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Hall of Justice - First floor 
211 W. Temple St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-229-1700

Alex Villanueva, Sheriff
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department