Phoenix police track down family of toddler wandering apartment grounds

PHOENIX — A toddler boy found wandering alone in an apartment complex has been reunited with his family, Phoenix Police said Tuesday.

Family members told police there had been a miscommunication about who would be taking care of him.

Police said the boy was spotted in a complex near 43rd Avenue and Thomas Road around 7 a.m. on Sunday.

The little boy had not been able to tell police his name or where he lives.

Police believed him to be 2 or 3 years old.

The boy was found wearing a blue shirt, red-white-and-blue shorts, and yellow socks.

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