Search Is On for Parents of Two Children Left Alone on Streets

A search was underway today for the parents of two young children found unattended at a Long Beach intersection.

The boys, aged 2 and about 12 months, were found at 8:45 a.m. Thursday, when a passerby reported seeing the children, according to the Long Beach Police Department.

The 12 month-old boy was wearing just a T-shirt and diaper, while the 2- year-old was wearing a T-shirt, shorts and sandals. Both are black and appear to be in good health, police said.

Neighbors were unable to shed any light on the whereabouts of the parents.

“We’re really confused as to how they could be found alone,” Mary Carter, a neighbor who said she had babysat the children for their mother, told ABC7.

Investigators questioned witnesses in the immediate area, but no one reported seeing anyone with the children or dropping them off. A two-block area was canvassed, again with negative results, according to Long Beach police.

All law enforcement agencies in Los Angeles County and five surrounding counties were notified and the boys were turned over to the county’s Department of Children and Family Services, police said.

Anyone with information about the children was urged to contact Long Beach police at (562) 435-6711.

--City News Service

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