PD: K9 Sniffs Out NJ Man Who Beat Toddler With Tree Limb, Carried Him By Hair

A 33-year-old man was arrested after he was spotted beating a toddler with a tree limb and then carrying him away by his hair, authorities in Bayonne said.

Bayonne Police K9 Ranger
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Cecilia Levine

08/20/2021 7:48 a.m.

Police K9 Ranger was able to track the toddler and Dennys Narvaez down using an article of the child's clothing left at the scene around 9 a.m. Aug. 19, Police Capt. Eric Amato said.

The scent led officers to a nearby apartment complex where officers located Narvaez and the 3-year-old boy in an apartment, Amato said.

Narvaez was arrested and the boy was evaluated at a nearby hospital as a precaution.

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