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Fake nurse tries to snatch baby from hospital

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  • Police say suspect was wearing scrubs and a visitor badge
  • She allegedly told mom to take a shower before snatching her newborn and setting off alarms

Police say a woman posing as a nurse tried to steal a new mom's baby out of a hospital in California.

Surveillance video shows the suspect walking into Garden Grove Medical Center on Monday, dressed in scrubs.

Police say she told the mom to take a shower and get ready for a doctor's visit. That's when they say she put the newborn into a tote bag and tried to leave.

What she didn't know is that the baby was wearing a tiny ankle bracelet that set off alarms and sent the staff scrambling. They were able to get the baby girl back to her mom unharmed.

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