In 2016, a Keene, New Hampshire officer smashed a car window to rescue what looked like a baby left in the heat—only to find it was a lifelike reborn doll.
The owner, a collector, said it often sat in the car seat, fooling both passersby and police. Officials backed the officer’s decision, stressing it’s better to break a window than risk a child’s life.
The odd story went viral, highlighting how real these dolls look—and reminding everyone never to leave children unattended in cars.