Panicked witnesses scooped up a 3-year-old boy and called cops after finding the toddler wandering the streets of Mission Hill at 3 a.m. yesterday.
Boston police said they received a 911 call from a good Samaritan who grabbed the child after spotting him wandering on Huntington Avenue, near Harvard Medical School.
Cops from District B-2 raced to the scene and took the helpless toddler to Children’s Hospital for a medical evaluation.
“It is always troubling and alarming when an officer has to deal with an incident of this type,” said Boston police Officer Eddy Chrispin.
About an hour after finding the tot, police were called to nearby Kempton Street at 4:15 a.m. for a report of a missing 3-year-old child.
Cops spoke to a frantic mom who said she had left her little boy at home with her 18-year-old daughter around 11 p.m. and came home at 3 a.m. to find her front door open and her son missing from his bed.
The caller said she looked around for her son without success then called the police. Officers were later able to reunite the family.
“Believe it or not, we get at least a couple of these cases every year. Generally, the parents are located after only a short period of time,” said Chrispin.
A 51A was filed on behalf of the child, and the Department of Social Services, along with district detectives, will further investigate this incident.
I've had little wanderers at that age too. Kids are kids and 3yr olds get out of bed and go exploring.
Hell, my boys did it when they were 1 1/2yrs old. That's what hook and eye locks are for. Strong enough to keep the kid in, but weak enough to pull open in an emergency.
They'd probably file a 51A for that, too.
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