Berwyn Police Blotter
Burglary investigation leads cops to baby left all alone in apartment
June 12, 2008, 4:54 AM
A caller told police a man tried to enter a basement window in the 1600 block of Wesley. Police found no burglar, but did see a damaged window. The landlady told police she had seen a man in a red and white shirt yelling “LYNN! LYNN”; then she heard breaking glass and saw the man heading north on the sidewalk. She let police into the basement apartment. No adults were present, but an 18-month-old baby was alone in a crib. DCFS took custody of the baby boy, who was not injured but wore a soiled diaper.
12:40 PM
Nearly eight hours later, police located the baby’s mother at 31st and Austin in Cicero. Police told the 26-year-old woman what had happened, and asked why she left her baby alone. The woman said her ex-boyfriend was trying to break in, so she fled and left the baby behind. When asked where she went for the next nearly eight hours, the woman reportedly said, “Just on the street, staying away from [the ex]”. At no time, police said, did the woman call 911 or contact anyone for help. Police received no inquiries about the baby from 5 AM to 12:40 PM, and not once during the interview with the mother did she ask how or where her baby was. She was charged with endangering the life of a child.
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