Officials say parents will not be prosecuted unless there are signs of abuse.
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio - According to latest data from the National Safe Haven Alliance, 19 babies across the country have been illegally abandoned this year alone.
Independence Assistant Fire Chief Jim Wheeler said parents who may struggle properly raising their child can safely drop a baby 30 days or younger off at their station, no questions asked. Wheeler tells 19 News once the child is handed over to firefighters or paramedics, the next step is medical care and then the Ohio department of Child and Family Services for adoption.
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