DC police find missing baby

WASHINGTON — A woman allegedly handed her baby off to another woman Monday morning, but D.C. police were able to find the 7-month-old on Thursday.

They had been searching for little Nehemiah Hansford and 23-year-old Nettina Thomas.

D.C. police made the announcement on Twitter just before 11:30 a.m.

The mother of the baby was not identified.

NBC4 reported that the woman “willingly” gave Thomas the baby boy around 11 a.m. Monday.

Will Vitka

William Vitka is a Digital Writer/Editor for WTOP.com. He's been in the news industry for over a decade. Before joining WTOP, he worked for CBS News, Stuff Magazine, The New York Post and wrote a variety of books—about a dozen of them, with more to come.

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