Reunification
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 8:28 pm
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CPS allows child who made international headlines to return to parents
December 23, 2008 - 7:05 PM
Scott Lawrence
A four year old boy who was playing with toys alone inside a store in the middle of the night will be back home with his parents by Christmas.
That's according to Child Protective Services.
The agency had allowed the youngster to stay with relatives while it looked into the case.
A spokeswoman says there is no evidence the parents did anything wrong.
The spokeswoman says the youngster unlocked a door and left home at about three in the morning on December 15.
He walked one block and crossed College Street to get to the nearby Family Dollar Store.
A surveillance camera shows the child checking one locked door and finding a second door unlocked.
He walks inside and begins playing with toys.
Two police officers showed up when the child triggered a silent burglar alarm.
The child's family began looking for him when they realized he wasn't home.
"Safety precautions have been put in place with the family to ensure the safety of the child," CPS spokeswoman Shari Pulliam told KFDM News.
The case made headlines across the nation. Beaumont police say they received calls from reporters as far away as Brazil.
CPS allows child who made international headlines to return to parents
December 23, 2008 - 7:05 PM
Scott Lawrence
A four year old boy who was playing with toys alone inside a store in the middle of the night will be back home with his parents by Christmas.
That's according to Child Protective Services.
The agency had allowed the youngster to stay with relatives while it looked into the case.
A spokeswoman says there is no evidence the parents did anything wrong.
The spokeswoman says the youngster unlocked a door and left home at about three in the morning on December 15.
He walked one block and crossed College Street to get to the nearby Family Dollar Store.
A surveillance camera shows the child checking one locked door and finding a second door unlocked.
He walks inside and begins playing with toys.
Two police officers showed up when the child triggered a silent burglar alarm.
The child's family began looking for him when they realized he wasn't home.
"Safety precautions have been put in place with the family to ensure the safety of the child," CPS spokeswoman Shari Pulliam told KFDM News.
The case made headlines across the nation. Beaumont police say they received calls from reporters as far away as Brazil.