Newborn baby girl found in Merced dumpster

MERCED, Calif. -- The Merced Police said a baby was found in a dumpster by a recycler.

The baby girl was found at the Sunnyside Apartments on D Street near 9th Street. Police said a recycler was retrieving recyclables from a dumpster, when he heard something moving around. After looking around, he found a newborn child with a towel around her.

The baby girl is being cared for at a local hospital. Police are now looking for the mother.

If you have any information regarding this case, you are asked to contact the Merced Police at (209) 385-6847 or the Tipster line at (209) 385-4725. The public can also send an anonymous text message to the Merced Police Department by dialing "TIP411" (847411) and including the word "ComVIP" as the "keyword" in the text message.

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