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Police have identified, located parents of child found wandering in Montgomery County

Montgomery County Police have identified and located the parents of a boy found Wednesday morning in a Silver Spring, Maryland, parking lot.

Credit: Montgomery County Department of Police

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — The Montgomery County Department of Police have identified and located the parents of a young boy that was found Wednesday morning in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Officers say the boy was located around 5:45 a.m. in a parking lot on Wayne Avenue, nearby Cedar Street.

The police department released a photo on Twitter to help people identify the boy during their search but did not release his name or age.

Attempt to Identify

If you recognize this child, please call (301) 279-8000 or the Special Victims Investigations Division at (240) 773-5400.#MCPD #MCPNews #AttemptToIdentify pic.twitter.com/QfEVZPUJyI
— Montgomery County Department of Police (@mcpnews) October 12, 2022

UPDATE: The child has been identified and parents have been located.
— Montgomery County Department of Police (@mcpnews) October 12, 2022

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