Matteson police said they have been in contact with family members of a baby found abandoned Thursday evening strapped in his car seat behind an apartment building.
Through initial news reports about the infant and social media, some family members contacted the department directly and others contacted the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, which has temporary custody of the baby, according to Matteson Police Chief Michael Jones.
He said the baby remains in the care of DCFS until his department finishes its investigation and determines why the child was abandoned.
Police said they were dispatched about 10 p.m. Thursday to the 3700 block of 214th Street and Old Plank Trail after a resident who had been out for a walk heard a baby cry.
The child, approximately 6 to 9 months old, was buckled into a car seat, which was on the ground behind the apartments near a trash container in a wooded area, police said in a news release Friday.
Police said the baby appeared to be in good health and was taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation. The child was turned over to the DCFS for temporary placement.
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