Newborn Dumped In Front Of North Phoenix Home "Affectionately Nicknamed Baby Kathleen" -- After Street Where She Was Dumped

By James King Wed., Feb. 8 2012 at 7:30 AM

Categories: Bad Parents

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Front lawns: No. Hospitals, Police Stations, Fire Houses: Yes.

If you happened to have had a baby yesterday, and then dumped it in front of a home in north Phoenix, police would like to have a word with you -- and make sure you're not bleeding out after giving birth.

Oh...and don't worry about naming your newborn, the cops did it for you -- ya know, since you dumped her in front of a house in north Phoenix, and everything.

According to Phoenix Sergeant Tommy Thompson, the baby's been "affectionately nicknamed Baby Kathleen" by detectives who are investigating the case.

We're not quite sure if the nickname is adorable, or creepy as hell -- the cops named the newborn after the street where she was dumped by a person authorities presume was her own mother.

Thompson says Baby Kathleen was found about 3:30 yesterday afternoon in front of a home in the 900 block of West Kathleen Road -- near Greenway Parkway and 7th Avenue.

The baby was found wrapped in a blanket about 25 feet from the front door of the home.

The home's resident told police she found the newborn when she'd returned from running errands.

Thompson says the baby appears to have been born just a few hours before she was found -- the umbilical cord was still attached, and there was some afterbirth on her.

The baby was brought to a nearby hospital, where she appears to be doing well, Thompson says.

Since news of Baby Kathleen's abandonment hit the web yesterday afternoon, police have received several tips about the presumed mother.

Thompson says several witnesses saw a woman walking in the area who was "very pregnant," and apparently "in distress."

She's described as Hispanic, 17-24 years old, about 5-foot-3, with dark hair. Witnesses say she was wearing a white, spaghetti-strap shirt, and blue or gray pants. She has a noticeable tattoo on her right bicep that may be a red floral design.

Thompson says police are concerned for the mother's health, as well.

Anyone with information about the baby or her mother is asked to call Phoenix police at 602-262-6141, or Silent Witness at 1-800-WITNESS.

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no it does. Also you can give your unwanted children at a police station as well.
oh. Another racist ignorant comment. 2 so far.
after reading the article I was waiting for it.. WE GOT A WINNER, WE GOT A WINNER.. I'm on TV... Doubt anyone knows what that is a reference to, but... lol
I went to Jr High right there. There is a park just to the south of 7th Ave and Greenway. At various times there have been illegal immigrant camps in that park along the wash near the bridge. I bet she gave bith in that park.
It might be good to clearly state in the article what is implied by the picture caption: any hospital or fire station will take a baby, no questions asked. Seems like that message doesn't get out as much as it should.
Why would she throw away a perfectly good anchor baby?
I wonder if it was a teenager who didn't have any support at home. Or perhaps someone who was homeless and couldn't get to where she needed to go to pass the child to those who would care for it.
Make that ignorant,racist comment,Shadeaux
Third comment racist-----figures.
Mexican, figures.
Wonder how she narrowed down the large list of homes to dump her baby in front of... coin flip? eenie meenie mo? close her eyes / spin around and point? cuz you know there was _s_o_m_e_ thing there
Guess this story proves on thing, Eve did lure Adam to bite the forbidden fruity, and modern society deems men not as fit as women to morality, parenthood, but fact is whom ever this mother was she did a very evil thing, if I am not mistaken they have law on books where mothers can drop these unwanted babies at hospitals! One fact this proves mankind, woman or man have no saints, and are both equally capable of evil, one see's it every day in news with women teachers commiting the act of pedophile and being given lighter sentences as if they commited a lesser evil, figure when women won the vote and equality the scales tilted a bit further than equal, unfortunately one sees mothers end in jail more often than not for child abuse, murder of their babies etc., sad situation!