SAVANNAH, Ga. — A baby is safe after being found in a trash can in Georgia, and three people have been arrested in connection with the case, police said.
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Savannah police responded to a reported child abandonment around 2:45 a.m. Oct. 10 in the 7100 block of Abercorn Street. During the investigation, officers found the infant in a nearby trash can.
The child received immediate medical attention and is now in the care of the Georgia Department of Human Services’ Division of Family & Children Services.
Dominique Welcome, 29, and Jamal West, 44, are each charged with cruelty to children, according to police.
Chiquita Roche, 39, is charged with being a party to a crime and willful obstruction of law enforcement officers by use of threats or violence.
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Police thanked medical staff at Memorial Health, Chatham Emergency Medical Services and Savannah Fire for helping locate the child quickly and safely.
Police are reminding the public about Georgia’s Safe Place for Newborns Act, which provides criminal immunity to mothers who leave a baby no more than 30 days old with a staff member or volunteer at an authorized medical facility, fire station or police station.
‘Safe Place’ designated locations include Memorial Health Dwaine & Cynthia Willett Children’s Hospital of Savannah and Savannah Fire Department facilities.
For more information on Georgia’s Safe Place, click here.
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