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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, 5:22 PM

Updated 3 hr ago

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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.