Police Issue Amber Alert for Newborn Girl Taken From Hospital in Sudbury, Ont.
Posted on: Thursday, 1 November 2007, 18:00 CDT
By THE CANADIAN PRESS
SUDBURY, Ont. - Police in the northern Ontario city of Sudbury have issued an Amber Alert for a newborn baby girl who police say was abducted today from a local hospital by an unidentified woman.
The abduction occurred at about 12:30 p.m., and the suspect's image was captured around that time on surveillance video at St. Joseph's Hospital.
The woman was wearing clothing similar to hospital scrubs, and police say that points to a premeditated decision.
"We don't believe she's an employee there," said Sudbury police Const. Bert Lapalme. "The uniform was pretty much to go along with the plan, we suspect."
The Caucasian baby has dark hair, bruising on her face, was wearing a white flannel hospital gown, and was wrapped in a white blanket.
Police describe the woman as aboriginal, five-foot-six, slim and between 26 and 30 years old.
She was wearing white pants, a white V-neck shirt and a black sweater, and had her black hair in a ponytail.
Police issue an Amber Alert when they believe a child has been abducted and may be in danger.
"If the child is not in the hospital, I think there's always a concern, especially for a newborn," Lapalme said.
The woman is not related to the infant and it is not known why this particular baby was taken, he said.
The baby is believed to have been born in the last couple of days, and the mother is believed to still be in the hospital, Lapalme said.
About 100 police officers are posted along highways leading out of Sudbury, and they are searching all vehicles for the suspect.
The hospital has been locked down since 1 p.m., when the baby was reported missing.
No one was allowed in or out of the hospital site until 3 p.m., when people with proper identification were permitted to leave.
Police are scouring the city in hopes of finding the woman and the baby, and believe they may have taken public transportation.
Local transit services were delayed as police searched for the suspect.
Source: Canadian Press
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