FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 4, 2020
UPDATE: Parents of Toddler Located
The parents of the toddler found at Fort and State were successfully located at around 9:20 p.m. tonight. This was possible with the help of our vigilant community members. Thank you to everyone who assisted in the search and shared the information on social media.
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Previous release:
This evening (Nov. 4, 2020) at about 5:30 p.m. a witness located a female child, between the age of two and three years old, wandering alone in a park at Fort and State (1200 W. State). The child had a heavily soiled diaper and was unattended. The witness stayed with her for roughly an hour to see if a parent arrived. When no parent was located, the police were called. Officers arrived on-scene at approximately 6:20 p.m. and attempted to locate the child's residence. At the time of this information release, the parents have not been located and no calls have been received for a missing child.
The little girl appears to be multiracial, has brown curly hair and brown eyes. She is 37 inches tall, 28.5 pounds, wearing a white t-shirt with multicolored patterns and floral pants.
Anyone with information is asked to please call 911 or 417-864-1810 or make an anonymous call to Crime Stoppers at 417-869- TIPS (8477).
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SPD Case number: 20-37372
Media Contact: PAO Jasmine Bailey
417-864-1786
[email protected]
Release authorized by Lt. Dustin Martin