14 year old boy finds 6-week-old baby girl left crying in shoebox

Franklin Ulloa, a 14-year-old boy was watching TV at home when he heard the cries of a baby on the back porch of their Long Island home, shortly before 9 p.m. police said Saturday. He quickly called his parents who saw the newborn baby crying in a shoe box.

Authorities still don't know who was responsible for abandoning the child Thursday outside the house in the Suffolk County hamlet of Brentwood.

The family found the baby in the shoebox wrapped in a blanket, with a bottle of milk. The boy's father said he wrapped the blanket round the baby, walked out of the house but didn't find anyone around, then they called the police.

The baby was taken to a nearby hospital where doctors said she's in good health. Authorities notified Child Protective Services, and Suffolk County Police have asked for the public's help in offering information in the case.


Source: Newsday reported.