Pregnant woman abandons infant at store, deputies say
LOS ANGELES - A baby who was abandoned at a store in Lomita has been identified, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Store employees called deputies to their store on the 2000 block of Pacific Coast Highway on May 15 after a pregnant woman left her infant behind.
Employees said the woman entered the store and placed the infant in a shopping cart. When her taxi arrived, she exited the store… leaving the baby behind in the shopping cart.
The woman and baby were pictured on surveillance cameras.
On Thursday, authorities said the baby and her biological mother were identified and the investigation is ongoing.
No other details were immediately available.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Lomita Sheriff's Station at 310-539-1661.