Last night at approximately 9 p.m. officers responded to a call at 9th W. and W. Galer, where they found a 3-year-old boy wandering alone. The child was fully dressed and wearing wool socks. According to the police report, “he appeared to be in good condition and was quite rambunctious.” However, the boy was too young to be able to communicate with the officers or give any information about where he came from. After canvassing the neighborhood for the parents, the officers returned to the west precinct with the boy and notified 911 operators, eventually turning him over to Child Protective Services.
At 11:40 p.m. the boy’s grandparents called 911. According to his grandmother, the boy was put to bed earlier that evening and the grandparents went to watch a movie. The boy then crawled out of his bedroom window, on the ground flood, and wandered three blocks from home before anyone noticed him. Meanwhile, when the grandparents finished their movie they went to check on him, finding him gone and the window open.
After conducting an investigation and an extensive interview, the officers contacted CPS and the boy was returned to his grandparents.
