Newborn Taken From Hospital By Parents To Avoid DHR Pickup

BIRMINGHAM, AL - Parents of a 3-day-old child took the baby from a hospital in order to avoid a Department of Human Resources order to pick up the child, according to police. Police recovered the child Tuesday afternoon.

The incident began about 2 p.m. Tuesday when the parents left the hospital with the 3-day-old boy. An Alabama Media Group report said the parents had learned that there was a DHR pickup order for the infant, and at that point the parents fled with the child.

UAB and Birmingham police were quickly notified of the incident – which police are not calling a kidnapping. The baby was recovered in just under two hours at a relative’s home on Aurora Circle in east Birmingham.

An officer transported the infant to the East Precinct on Red Lane Road. The baby’s parents also arrived at the precinct for questioning and Birmingham police East Precinct commander Capt. Allen Hatcher said they are cooperating with investigators.

Any potential criminal charges would come from the UAB Police Department. UAB spokesman Tyler Greer said they don’t yet if there will be charges.