Fire officials say they found the 1-hour old baby crying around 3:30 p.m. and transported them to Children's Hospital of Orange County.
Fire officials say they found the 1-hour-old baby crying around 3:30 p.m. at a gas station in the 900 block of W. Orangethorpe Ave.Sergeant Ryan O'Neil from the Fullerton Police Department spoke about the incident Thursday evening.
"The call for service was a possible newborn child in the bathroom trash can. Upon arrival, officers located a newborn child in the trash can and immediately began life-saving measures. Fullerton Fire responded very shortly after and transported the child to a local hospital for further medical care," said O'Neil.
The baby is in critical, but stable condition, according to O'Neil. The gas station clerk was the person who found the baby and called the police.A newborn baby is in critical but stable condition after being found in a gas station trash can in Fullerton. "It's an active investigation. They're working all possible leads to do all they can to solve this issue," O'Neil said."There are Safe Surrender Baby laws that allow parents, guardians or mothers to surrender their child within 72 hours of birth with no questions asked. There are hospitals that are designated as safe surrender along with fire departments," said O'Neil.
The process is legal, confidential and free. The person has to state that they would like to safely surrender the baby, and will be given matching ID bracelets with the baby in case the person wants to later reclaim the baby. The person surrendering the baby will also be provided with an optional medical questionnaire.
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