Police said the boy is 5 and nonverbal, with autism, and is from Shelbyville, Indiana, roughly 73 miles away from Cincinnati.
According to court documents, the boy was abandoned on Copper Creek Lane, an “unfamiliar, dark, dead-end street.” Colerain police said passing drivers found the boy Thursday night near the intersection of Sheed and Gaines roads, a block from where court documents said the boy was abandoned.
The stretch Sheed Road between Copper Creek Lane and Gaines Road does not have a sidewalk.
He was found wearing a jacket and sweats. Police issued a request to the public on Friday to help find the boy’s family.
“Thanks to concerned residents who called us quickly last night, he is safe and warm,” police said in a statement on Facebook. “He will remain safe while we continue the investigation.”
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