Safe Haven law
The children, ages 2 and 4, were left at an Alta station by their grandmother and aunt, who said they were unsafe in their custody
Lafayette and New Albany plan to install the boxes after a newborn was safely surrendered at another Indiana station earlier this month
From animals to hand grenades, the items dropped off at the doorstep of a firehouse continue to surprise and confuse us
Safe haven groups from across the country spoke out against the measure and urged officials to focus instead on promoting its existing law
Despite objections, one firefighter who is working with a state lawmaker says the goal is to save babies’ lives
The box is a newborn incubator that would give mothers in crisis a way to surrender their children safely and anonymously
Battalion Chief Shawn Watkins wanted a midnight snack and when he went for cereal at the station, he heard a high-pitched scream outside the door
Skyler James was saved by Charlie Heflin in 1995 when her birth mother abandoned her in a cemetery
“She was in good shape. She was clean, in good health, with good color and good body weight,” Capt. Ruy Lozano said
A man who knocked on the door left the infant with a firefighter-medic at the safe zone; she was transferred to a local hospital
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