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Child found in Melrose reunited with parents

Sources say the child was with a babysitter and slipped away.

Sequoia Cumming

May 19, 2025, 1:22 PM

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A young child found in Melrose Sunday afternoon without adult supervision has been reunited with family, according to police.

The boy was found near a playground.

Police released a photo of the child, a boy aged approximately 2 to 3 years old. The child was brought to NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln for evaluation.

Sources say the child was with a babysitter and slipped away.


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