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Police locate parents of boy found without adults around in Glendale

Sep 21, 2023, 1:08 PM | Updated: 1:21 pm

A young boy was found without adults around on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in Glendale, Arizona....

A young boy was found without adults around on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in Glendale, Arizona. (Glendale Police Department Photo)

(Glendale Police Department Photo)

PHOENIX — The parents of young boy found alone in Glendale were located shortly after police put out a request for help identifying him Thursday.

The child, who is nonverbal, was originally found at noon with no adults around in a residential area near 55th Avenue south of Greenway Road, the Glendale Police Department said.

Police made a request for help identifying the child on social media around 12:50 p.m. An update 14 minutes later said the boy’s parents had been located.

The boy is believed to be 3-4 years old and may have special needs, police said.

No other information was made available.

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Police locate parents of boy found without adults around in Glendale