Baby found in shopping cart outside Toys R Us in Eugene, Oregon

EUGENE, Ore. – Police in Oregon say a baby was found in a shopping cart outside Toys R Us.

The Register-Guard reports (http://bit.ly/1Q35kyW ) that police and firefighters were called about the abandoned baby on Sunday evening.

Eugene Springfield Fire Training Battalion Chief Matt Ennis says the issue became a police matter after firefighters determined the baby did not need medical attention.

Eugene police spokesman John Hankemeier would only say that the case involves a child and was forwarded to the state Department of Human Services.

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Information from: The Register-Guard, http://www.registerguard.com