Crime & Safety
Man Finds Baby Abandoned In Front Of Chicago Church After Police Say She Was Dumped From Stolen Car
"I heard the baby crying. I threw the hazards on and ran over here," Earl Abernathy said. "The baby was strapped in the car seat."
Updated on: July 8, 2025
A Chicago family was grateful that their baby girl was home safe Monday night.
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The 7-month-old was in a car that was carjacked — only to be dumped when the thief realized she was there.
Earl Abernathy found the 7-month-old reported being stuck near Roosevelt Road and Halsted Street on the University of Illinois at Chicago campus on the Near West Side. It was in the 90s the day it happened, and the air conditioning in Abernathy's car was not working, so his windows were down.