Editor's Note: The video above is a KXAN newscast from Sept. 22, 2025.

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin police said they arrested a suspect in connection with a baby that was found abandoned inside of a north Austin dumpster Saturday.

APD will hold a news conference at 11:30 a.m. Thursday to provide more details about the arrest. KXAN will have a livestream in this article.

On Saturday, Austin police said the baby was found safe in the 8600 block of North Lamar Boulevard at around 1:36 p.m. with no health issues present at the time. The baby was taken to Dell Children’s Medical Center and was placed into Child Protective Services, police said. • A baby was found abandoned in a north Austin dumpster in the 8600 block of North Lamar Boulevard, according to the Austin Police Department. (KXAN New

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