Owners of mystery baby photos identified
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PORTLAND, Ore. – The families whose cameras were stolen six years ago with precious baby pictures inside have been identified.
The families saw pictures of their babies on the news and through KATU's Facebook page and wrote in to say: "Those are our babies!"
The two stolen cameras had been sitting in evidence at the Washington County Sheriff's Office for six years – unclaimed.
The sheriff's office was getting ready to turn the unclaimed stolen property over to the state for auction or destruction. But it wanted to make one last try at finding the owners of the two cameras.
KATU News showed the images on the news and on its Facebook page – and bingo! Success! Owners found.
The key for one of the families was one picture showing white kitchen counter tile with a pink stripe.
"And I saw a picture of a baby sitting on a counter," said the baby's mother Friday. "I didn't really notice the baby at first, I noticed the tile. And I thought, wow, that's just like my tile and somebody else has the same tile. And I looked at it more carefully, and I was like, that's my baby."
The baby, Gracie, is now 6 years old and in first grade.
Mom said someone stole the camera out of her baby bag in her car parked in her driveway six years ago and she never thought she would get them back.
She's already called the sheriff's office and plans to meet with them on Monday so she can prove to them it's her camera and her baby.
KATU News will be speaking with the family of the other baby – the newborn – and will air that interview tonight at 11.
I'm glad these families will get their pictures and cameras back, but how can you not tell that's your baby but be able to identify the ugly tile?
 @pensguy76 Because you wouldn't think someone else is posting pictures of your baby. You're brain automatically assumes before examining.
I guess that throws a monkey wrench in the theory that the Authorities were looking to trap someone.
 @Furd It does. And I am guilty of having had that thought ;-) Human courtesy by the Sheriff. Commendable.Â
Great story need more like this.
Sweet!
Glad they got them back, it happens rarely enough. Â And their babies are very cute....
That is SO cool that they found the owners. I would be THRILLED to get baby pictures of my baby after 6 years! You would be going back in time, Big TIME!!!
So glad they got those precious pics back.Â