(Woman flees)…Leaving her 2 month old baby behind.

It happened earlier this week at the Wal-Mart in El Centro. The 26 year old woman was suspected of trying to steal toys. She was caught by store employees, who called the police. Before an officer from the El Centro Police Department could arrive on scene, the woman fled in a vehicle, leaving her baby with a friend. Police say the baby did not look well kept or well cared for, so they took it to the hospital. They said at the hospital it was determined the baby had not had a diaper change in a while and the baby had medical issues that needed to be addressed urgently. The unidentified suspect went to the hospital to pick up her baby. Instead she was placed under arrest and charged with child abandonment, child negligence and theft. The baby was turned over to Child Protective Services.