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NYPD Seeks Woman Seen in Video After Newborn Found at Penn Station

Police shifted to a public appeal by releasing video of a woman sought for questioning.

Overview

  • Surveillance footage released Tuesday shows a woman leaving a newborn at 9:04 a.m. inside 34th Street–Penn Station before exiting the subway.
  • An anonymous tip led officers to the baby around 9:30 a.m. on the stairs to the southbound 1, 2 and 3 platform in Midtown Manhattan.
  • EMS took the girl to Bellevue Hospital, where she is in stable condition, and investigators noted her umbilical cord was still attached.
  • Detectives said they have not found evidence the child was born on a train or inside the station.
  • The woman is wanted for questioning in connection with endangering the welfare of a child, and police urge tips to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.