Child walks alone unresponsive on Essex street, Salem MA


A young child who may have autism was found walking alone and not responding to an adult on Essex Street. Police checked on the child's condition to ensure safety.
Audio|Source: Salem Police Dispatch
02:18
Transcript:
Control at 21, 27. 21. 21. 27. Stafford Bridgett Sterry. Call, therefore, a young child walking by themselves. Therefore, he's trying to talk to the child, the child's not acknowledging him. 24 clear detail. Control, I'm out. We're raised in front of the safety example. He may be non-bearable. Sergeant, you want to pull up right in front of us, see if we can get them in. Who is there, please? Control the Essex Street. She just wandered off a couple times, (name withheld), 12-year-olds with autism. Okay. No, I would say he's that old, I'd say. No, he's probably seven or eight.
Control at 21, 27. 21. 21. 27. Stafford Bridgett Sterry. Call, therefore, a young child walking by themselves. Therefore, he's trying to talk to the child, the child's not acknowledging him. 24 clear detail. Control, I'm out. We're raised in front of the safety example. He may be non-bearable. Sergeant, you want to pull up right in front of us, see if we can get them in. Who is there, please? Control the Essex Street. She just wandered off a couple times, (name withheld), 12-year-olds with autism. Okay. No, I would say he's that old, I'd say. No, he's probably seven or eight.
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Location mentioned:
Essex St, Salem, MA 01970
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