Suspect in 1987 kidnapping surrenders to police

New York -- A woman suspected of snatching an infant from a New York hospital in 1987 was in custody Sunday after surrendering to authorities in Connecticut, the FBI said.

A warrant was issued Friday in North Carolina for Ann Pettway's arrest. She is suspected in the abduction of Carlina Renae White. After 23 years, White tracked down her real mother earlier this month, saying she had had a nagging feeling all her life that she was brought up by a family she didn't belong to.

Earlier, Bridgeport police spokesman Detective Keith Bryant told reporters that Pettway was spotted at a pawnshop in Bridgeport on Saturday spending about two minutes in there asking about pawning jewelry.

A store employee called police after recognizing the woman from news reports.

Authorities used surveillance video from the store to confirm the woman was Pettway. "Based on that video and what we have in the database, it's her," he said. "They're 100% sure."

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