Kidnapped Baby Found in Santa Maria

This is unbelievable. I look forward to Cottage's response and quick change to the maternity ward security. My child was recently born at Cottage. The nurses and staff were great but the security on the maternity floor was very limited. Usually babies are kept with their parents in their rooms or in a "warming room" with nurses and a locked door. What happened here?

I am all for Cottage making this area as tight with security as the NICU or the wing with the very ill patients. One should not be able to just get off the elevators and wander this area which is full of exhausted parents who need real help in keeping an eye on their precious new children.

There should be a system where visitors are buzzed in and monitored. This should never have happened! A disappointed Santa Barbara Resident

A happy ending! Great work PD!

This is amazing. A My Space pic, a name,live footage,The Indy web and email blast (WOW!)
All of these things became tools.
The Hospital,the PD...all moved so fast.
Bravo you guys~!
I know there was mix up..some "thing" went wrong in the hospital..but it was righted without human loss or tragedy...except for the girl who kidnapped the baby.
The story behind her motivation should be interesting.
Good job to all those who brought it to a quick safe end.
Bravo! You are Angels!

i feel really bad... ive known leannas family for about 5 years now and i just dont know what she was thinking. i know shes been out of it for a while but seriously if you want a baby this bad...go make your own. i just feel really bad for her kids when they go back to school on monday. i know its not their faults but what are they supposed to say when a kid askes them about their mom. im really happy that the baby is found and safe and unharmed. : ]

Glad to hear baby Julian was found quickly and is safe. I have known Leanna for over 15 years and I wonder what she was thinking? It will be interesting to find out what prompted her to do this. She has children of her own I find it difficult to believe she would do something like this.

This is a sad situation for all concerned. Thank god that baby Julian was found quickly and is safely back with his family. Now help can be gotten for Leianna. She has been lost to her family for some time now. Drugs and mental problems have plagued her for some time and have finally come to a disastrous head. Now maybe she can get the help she needs and come home to the family that loves her so. This facade she has lived for quite some time now, Must cease to exist in her life so that she can get well and return to her husband and children. Hopefully all involved during this time understand this and will give her and her family the space and respect they will need to make this wish come true. Our love and prayers are with you and your family, and God will show you the way home. The devil may have won this battle with his use of mental misfortunes and drug abuse, but God will win the war in the end with all our support and prayers. Get well Leianna. Give her family support and space, So she may repent her sins, do her penance, get the help she needs and come home to those who love her.