Colerain officials identify child found walking alone; still searching for family

IF WE SHOULD STOP IT. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY WLWT-TV] >> POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED A LITTLE BOY WANDERING ALONE IN COLERAIN TOWNSHIP. MIKE: IT HAS BEEN 24 HOURS AND INVESTIGATORS ARE NOTET LLING US WHO THE CHILD IS OR WHERE HE CAME FROM, OR IF THEY KNOW WHO HIS PARENTS ARE. OUR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER SPOKE EXCLUSIVELY WITH A GOOD SAMARITAN WHO FOUND THAT CHILD ON A DARK ROAD AND SHE IS NOW LIVE IN COLERAIN TOWNSHIP. NOT LONG AGO, COLERAIN POLICE TOLD US THAT THEY KNOW WHO THE BOY IS. REPORTER: YEAH, BUT THEY ARE NOT TELLING US WHO WISE . WE ARE ASKING FOR MORE INFORMATION BUT THEY ARE NOT RELEASING ITT A THIS POINT. THIS LITTLE BOY HAD NOTHING MORE THAN SNEERAKS AND A SWEATSUIT ON AND TONIGHT, I SAT DOWN WITH THE MAN THAT CAME TO HIS RESCUE. >> IT WAS COLD. IT WAS RAINING. AND I’M MIKE, WHY IS THIS CHILD OUT SO LATE? >> ON HIS WAY FROM PICKINUPG DINNER, HE BRAKED IN REVERSE TO MAKE SURE HIS EYES WEREN’T PLAYING TRICKS ON HIM. >> THAT’S WHERE MY PARENTAL INSTINS CTTOOK OFF. >> HE USED HIS CAR AS A ROADBLOCK TO FDIN OUT ANOTHER CAR DAN CALL 911. >> IT’S A LITTLE KID. >> HE SPENT 15 MINUTES WAITING FOR ETH POLICE, TRYING TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE BOY AND KEEP HIM CALM. >> YOU WANT TO TELL ME YOUR NAME? >> YEAH. >> YOU NEED SOMETHING TO WRITE IT DOWN WITH? >> YES. >> LET ME GET A PIECE OF PAPER. HOLD ON, BIG GUY. REPORTER: FOR 24 HOURS, THE NAME DAN AGE REMAINED A MYSTERY. INVESTIGATORS BELIEVED HE WAS NONVERBAL. >> HE WOULD NOT TALK TO US. HE WOULD JUST NODDED. I SWA JUST TRYING TO SEE WHAT I COULD GET OUT OF HIM AND PULL OUT OF HIM. TOEE SF II CAN MAKE A FRIEND WITH HIM. I INVITED HIM TO MY R,CA TURNED THE HEAT ON BECAUSE HIS CLOTHING WAS SOAKING WET. HE DIDN’T HAVE A HAT ON OR A COAT ON. REPORTER: HIS STORY IS STILL UNKNOWN, BUT HE ISAF SE BECAUSE OF THIS MAN. >> I WOULD NOT CLALE M A HERO. I WAS JUST DOING WHAT GOD PUT ME ON THIS EARTH TO DO. PROTECT PEOPLE WHEN I CAN. REPORTER: AND WE HEARD A LOT FROM YOU THROUGHOUT THE DAY WHO THOUGHT THIS LITTLE BOY MAY HAVE BEEN SOMEONE WHO MEANT -- WENT MISSING IN CANADA. THERE IS A STRONG RESUME LET’S BUT THE POLICE FOLLOWED UP ON THAT LEAD AND THIS LITTLE BO ISY SOMEONE ELSE. MI:KE WE ARE GLAD THE KID IS OK, BUT IN AUGUST OR A. WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH SO MANY AREA POLICE DEPARTMENTS INCLUDING THE CINCINNATI PD. YOU HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT, BUT NO INFORMATION TODAY. REPORTER: YEAH, MIKE. THIS WAS ODD. ALL DAY LONG, WE’VE TRIED TO DO AN INTERVIEW WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. TYPICALLY, IT IS COMMON THAT WE WOULD SEE A PRESS CONFERENCE OR THAT THEY WOULD GO ON CAMERA AND TALK ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON AND ANSWER SOME OF T QHEUESTIONSE W ARE GETTING IN FROM THE PUBLIC AS WELL. THEY DID NOT GO ON CAMERA AND WE HAVE BEEN REACHING OUT TO TRY TO GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING HIS IDENTIFICATION. WE WILL RELEASE MORE INFORMATION AT A LATER TIME. IT’S GOOD NEWS THAT HE IS SAFE. IT’S BEEN TRICKY GETTING INFORMATION. I COULDN’T EVEN GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER ON THA

Colerain officials identify child found walking alone; still searching for family

The Colerain Township Police Department says they have identified the child found walking alone near the intersection of Sheed Road and Gaines Road on Thursday night.

Updated: 10:45 AM EST Feb 19, 2022

The Colerain Township Police Department says they have identified the child found walking alone near the intersection of Sheed Road and Gaines Road on Thursday night.Officials said the boy is safe and warm and will remain safe while they continue their ongoing investigation. Authorities also said he is not the missing child from Canada, but that they followed up on that lead and spoke to officials in Canada. If you have information, police ask that you contact the Colerain Police Department at 513-321-2677. A previous story about the missing child can be found here.

CINCINNATI —

The Colerain Township Police Department says they have identified the child found walking alone near the intersection of Sheed Road and Gaines Road on Thursday night.

Officials said the boy is safe and warm and will remain safe while they continue their ongoing investigation.

Authorities also said he is not the missing child from Canada, but that they followed up on that lead and spoke to officials in Canada.

If you have information, police ask that you contact the Colerain Police Department at 513-321-2677.

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A previous story about the missing child can be found here.