Police in Plano, Tex., are searching for a couple who appeared to be teenagers and left their newborn baby at a local store.
Employees at the store took the child, who was just around one hour old, because the teens appeared to be frightened and in shock, according to KTRK.
“There was no thought into it, really,” one employee said. “We had to do what we had to do. There’s no other option at that point.”
Authorities are still deciding whether charges will be filed, but stress they want to insure the mother’s safety more than anything.
Parents can legally drop off a baby younger than 60 days old as long as the child is unharmed under the state’s Safe Haven Law, but the child must be left at either a hospital, fire station or EMS station.
Police did confirm that the baby is safe.
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