Police track down family of nameless boy days after he was found alone on Baltimore street

[left-of-center2012]

After more than two days, Baltimore police have located the parents or guardian of a young boy who was found wandering the streets in the middle of the night early Saturday. Police canceled the “lookout” for the child’s parents or guardian on Monday afternoon, noting “they have been located and are communicating with Child Protective Services.”

A concerned resident first spotted the boy alone outside in the dark and cold about 3 a.m. Nov. 27 in the 2000 Kennedy Avenue and reported it as a possible case of child neglect. The 3 to a 4-year-old child was walking in the street by himself, police said, and didn’t know where he lives or his name. The child was transported to Johns Hopkins Hospital for an evaluation, but appeared to be in good condition.

Police updated the department Facebook page that they had found the responsible adults for the child but did not provide any other information about who the adults were, where the adults had been, how the child came to be alone in the street, or whether any charges were filed.

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2021/11/police-track-down-family-of-nameless-boy-days-after-he-was-found-alone-on-baltimore-street.html

This photo provided by the Baltimore Police Department shows an unnamed boy who was found on the streets on Saturday.
Baltimore Police Department

[Me.]

1. Clearly Not "Responsible" Adults

[Nay]

10. Clearly not! Two days later, there's still no Mom/Dad/grandparent running around

with their hair on fire, calling 911 about their missing baby??

I hope this sweet little guy is placed with a REAL family soon.

[left-of-center2012]

2. Two days, and the parents didn't report him missing!

[bigtree]

3. this obsession the press has for finding fault in Baltimore

...this article from Pennsylvania.

Nothing newsworthy in Pa.?

Child wanders off, irresponsible parents... not exactly earth shattering. It's the kind of report used in the past few years to denigrate Baltimore. Noting that Baltimore is a favorite target of the rw.

[left-of-center2012]

4. "this article from Pennsylvania"

This 'website from Pennsylvania' has stories from around the world, although the stories are predominately from PA.

Some view a young child wandering alone on the streets at 3 a.m. and his parents not reporting him missing 'newsworthy'.
It took two days to find the parents.

Some times the truth hurts. Some may think it hurts Baltimore's image.

[bigtree]

5. lol

...how many times did we hear that narrative about Baltimore in the past few years?

Spare me the nonsense about Baltimore's image, almost always promulgated by people who don't live here.

[left-of-center2012]

6. Uh, I didn't cite a narrative

nope

[bigtree]

7. no, but you just helped perpetuate one

...not an accident that it appears benign and concerning.

It's part and parcel of what the original propaganda was designed for. It's why this news outlet determined this was newsworthy (and would appeal to some readers) outside of Pa. There's a small cottage media enterprise in denigrating Baltimore which is meant to appeal to the people who were receptive to the last political assault on the city.

This is just another bone thrown.

[left-of-center2012]

8. bye

[bigtree]

9. lol, again

...I still see you.