Welfare check on young child near Merkle Avenue

Heard on: Marion County Public Safety

01:19

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Checking call history, I see nothing about a two-year-old female.

00:04

A couple calls about a two-year-old male.

00:12

What's the address over there for the male?

00:18

(number withheld) Myrtle Avenue

00:23

This is a male we're dealing with.

00:28

I have background. You advise this is a male?

00:32

The child is a male.

00:36

You're clear.

00:37

Call history from April this year of a two or three year old male found out wearing only a diaper.

00:49

It's like actual address they found he resided at was (number withheld) Merkle Avenue.

00:58

Dragon 10 on 309 for a well-being check.

01:03

Okay, be right.

01:09

Someone you can put 12 on the call.

01:12

Okay.

01:18

It's like the mom just showed up to the church.

8/2/2026 08:19 AM

Domestic Dispute

Merkle Ave, Marion, OH 43302

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers discussed a prior case where a very young boy had previously been found outside wearing only a diaper, with an address on Merkle Avenue. Units were sent for a possible child welfare well-being check in the area near Myrtle and Merkle avenues, and it was confirmed the child involved is male. It was noted that the mother had arrived at a nearby church.