A Riverside woman has been arrested more than a year after a newborn baby was found inside a dumpster in the rain with its umbilical cord still attached, police announced Friday.
The baby was discovered at about 2:30 p.m. on May 4, 2025, after Riverside police received reports of an infant crying inside a dumpster enclosure at an apartment complex in the 3800 block of Jackson Street.
Responding officers found the newborn lying next to a dumpster, breathing and crying. The baby was uncovered and exposed to the rain, according to police.
Paramedics provided medical care before taking the newborn to a nearby hospital. Investigators believe the baby had been born only a few hours before being found…