Parents found after nonverbal boy is seen wandering alone on Halloween, Georgia cops say
UPDATE: The child’s parents have been found, an Atlanta police spokesperson told McClatchy News.
Authorities said the investigation is still “active and ongoing.”
The original story is below.
Police in Georgia are asking for the public’s help in getting a little boy back to his family.
A couple spotted the child just before 11 p.m Thursday, Oct. 31, wandering in the street in southwest Atlanta, according to the city’s police department. He was alone.
Authorities said the boy is nonverbal and looks to be 3 or 4 years old.
“There are no further updates to release as the case is still open and active,” a police spokesperson told McClatchy News on Nov. 1.
Anyone with information on the child or the whereabouts of his family is asked to call 911 or the Atlanta Police Department Special Victims Unit at 404-546-4260.
You can also leave an anonymous tip at the Crime Stoppers Atlanta tip line at 404-577-TIPS (8477), or submit it online.
This story was originally published November 1, 2024 at 9:59 AM.