Couple Claims Woman Handed Them Newborn In Walmart Parking Lot

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Police in Lakewood, Colorado have launched an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding a newborn's alleged abandonment. The child was dropped off at a local fire station on Tuesday by a couple.

Police in Lakewood, Colorado have launched an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding a newborn's alleged abandonment. The child was dropped off at a local fire station on Tuesday by a middle aged couple.

They told firefighters a woman had given them the infant in a Walmart parking lot and said the child was unwanted.

The issue is the man and woman didn't want to reveal their identities and police have not been able to corroborate their story. That makes it unclear if the baby actually belonged to the couple or if the mother is the mystery woman in the Walmart lot.

When the newborn arrived at the fire station, her tiny body was covered in amniotic fluids, which indicates she was born not long before being dropped off. She was taken to a hospital where me