Baby girl found abandoned outside NYC nail salon, mom arrested: cops
A 4-month-old girl was found abandoned in front of a Bronx nail salon early Friday – and cops have arrested her mother, police said.
The infant was discovered sleeping in a stroller, alone, around 5:20 a.m. outside Judy’s Nails on Eastchester Road near Mace Avenue in Pelham Gardens when cops responded to a 911 call, authorities said.
Witnesses told police the mother, later identified as Jawana Sallie, 41, had left the child and walked away, cops said.
The infant was clothed and appeared to be in good health, police said.
As a precaution, she was taken to Jacobi Medical Center to be examined.
Sallie was arrested around 7 a.m. on East Gun Hill Road near Fenton Avenue, cops said.
The Administration for Children’s Services was notified, authorities said. It’s unclear if Sallie has any other children.