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Woman Tries to Put Newborn Baby in Tote Bag, Steal It
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If you were a new mother, might you notice if a hospital employee tried to put your infant in a tote bag and make a break for it? Yes. You probably would. And yet one would-be baby thief was counting on her own cunning and wit (a mistake) to make just such a situation pan out.
A woman, whose name hasn't been released, dressed up as a hospital employee at the Garden Grove Medical Center this morning and went into a newly minted mom's room. After trying to distract said mom, she then attempted to put the baby in a bag she had thought to bring with her, and leave.
According to KTLA, "Staff members were quickly able to stop the woman until police arrived."
The baby was returned safely.
Follow up:
8/7/12: Woman Who Stashed Kidnapped Newborn In Tote Bag Needed Baby Girl to Prove to Ex She Was Pregnant
8/8/12: Woman Who Tried to Steal Newborn From Hospital Charged With Kidnapping, Burglary