Chicago firefighters find baby abandoned in duffel bag in below-freezing snow, police say

Chicago firefighters found an abandoned baby boy dead in a duffel bag outside their firehouse Saturday, according to authorities.

Chicago police said early Monday evening that detectives were still investigating and that they had not taken any suspects into custody. Alexis Avila, 18, was arraigned Jan. 12 at Lea County District Court in Lovington, New Mexico, after allegedly abandoning her newborn baby in a dumpster. (Hobbs Police) Surveillance video taken outside a New Mexico store shows the moments a teen mom tossed her unwanted newborn into a dumpster. (Joe Imbriale/Rig Outfitters) The video shows a woman pulling up in a white car around 2 p.m. MT Friday, unceremoniously tossing a black bag from the backseat into the dumpster and driving off. (Joe Imbriale/Rig Outfitters) More than five hours later, the cameras show a group of people fishing through the dumpster and pulling the baby out.  (Joe Imbriale/Rig Outfitters)

All 50 states have "Safe Haven" or "Baby Moses" laws that allow parents to give up their newborn children at safe, designated locations – usually firehouses, police stations and hospitals. But the laws require the parent to hand their child over to a staff member – not just leave them out in the cold.