Crime & Safety

Suffolk County Police Locate Missing 2-Year-Old; Mother’s Boyfriend Taken Into Custody

According to police, Sherman Roberts Jr, 36, took his girlfriend's son, Dio Palermo, from the boy's home on Moreland Road in Commack.

(CBS New York)

February 14, 2021

Long Island police located a 2-year-old boy whose mother reported him missing and arrested the woman’s boyfriend Sunday morning.

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According to police, Sherman Roberts Jr, 36, took his girlfriend’s son, Dio Palermo, from the boy’s home on Moreland Road in Commack around 2 p.m. on Feb. 13.

Dio’s mother, Zakiya Mitchell, called 911 around 1:30 a.m. Sunday.

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