Police In Newark Find Toddler Wandering Alone Near Midnight

A little boy was found unattended Monday night near Avon Avenue and South 19th Street in Newark by police officers, the department said in a statement.

A toddler has been placed with other relatives after he was found alone wandering a Newark street
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Paul Milo

09/10/2019 10:22 a.m.

Officers were flagged down by a woman who spotted the boy near an empty lot around 11:40 p.m. The 3-year-old was dressed only in a diaper.

He was taken to University Hospital for an examination as a precaution.

Police said the boy had been with his mother prior to wandering off. The state Division of Child Protection and Permanency placed the child with relatives temporarily. Detectives from the department's Special Victims Unit are also investigating.

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