Suspicious woman asked for location of newborn babies
Police are investigating reports of a woman visiting hospitals in Wichita and Salina and asking suspicious questions about areas where newborn babies are kept.
The woman showed up at Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Joseph Campus about 10 a.m. Friday, said Wichita police Sgt. Michael Hennessy.
Dressed in hospital scrubs and a white lab coat, she asked a doctor several questions about the newborn baby unit before leaving, he said. She did not work at the hospital.
A woman matching her description paid a similar visit to a hospital in Salina, Hennessy said, though it was unclear when.
The woman is described as black, about 5-feet 5-inches tall with a slender build. She had shoulder-length black hair and wore a name tag with the name "Wagner."
