Police seek help in case of newborn found in trash bin
Las Vegas police are seeking the public’s help in identifying the mother of a newborn girl found dead in a trash bin in the eastern valley last month.
Police said Wednesday that they are seeking leads in the investigation into the baby’s death.
Police were notified of the infant’s death about 10 p.m. on Oct. 29, after a man found the body while going through trash bins at Bella Estates Apartment Homes, 5101 E. Twain Ave., near Nellis Boulevard.
Police said they haven’t determined whether the mother of the baby was a Southern Nevada resident or a visitor.
The baby was full term. Her umbilical cord was still attached. She is believed to be either white or Hispanic, police said.
Anyone who knows a woman who delivered a baby in October with the baby unaccounted for is urged to call Las Vegas police.
The public should contact the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Section at 828-3521 or Crime Stoppers at 385-5555.
Contact reporter Antonio Planas at aplanas@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-4638.
