A Florida police department said Monday that a young boy remains unclaimed for nearly 24 hours after reports say he was found wandering alone in a dirty diaper.
The boy was found alone in Miramar on Sunday morning.
“His family has NOT been located,” police tweeted Monday morning. “Officers spent hours touring the area, knocking on doors, talking to neighbors. No one recognizes the child, who appears to be 2-3 years old. “
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The search has involved a Miami police hound and a neighboring police department.
Police were called Sunday morning to SW 68th Ave. where the boy was found.
Twelve hours later they tweeted, “After almost 12 hours of searching, we have yet to locate this boy’s family.”
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Lori Rodríguez told WPLG-TV that a neighbor found the child and was asking if anyone had lost a child.
“We walked and looked to see if anyone was nearby,” he said. “None of us had seen the baby before.”
A police spokesman said station officials knocked on the neighborhood doors looking for someone who might know the boy.
“I’m out of my mind,” Rodriguez told the station.
She said the boy was not wearing shoes or stockings and needed to have his diaper changed.
“The police knocked on each door. I would say they were here almost two hours, “he told the station.
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The Florida Department of Children and Families took custody of the child.
