Child left alone outside Salem residence

Heard on: Merrimack Valley Police, Fire and EMS

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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(number withheld) Osgood Street.

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A little boy was dropped off by a cousin.

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Nobody's home.

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Doesn't have any number for a parent.

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We got a call from (number withheld) Osgood.

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He's about (number withheld) years old.

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Do we have anybody that can go over there?

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Uh, 209 .

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S59 , a side of Charlie.

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Officer Campana

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is going to be clearing J views and responding to (number withheld) on.

00:47

P183 to S51.

00:52

Sorry, can you just go ahead with that call again? I'm sorry, I might computer up.

00:57

Can you just run over to (number withheld) Osgood Street? It's going to be R508.

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The resident from R505 reports that there's a little boy in front of the residence, just sitting there.

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He's about 78 years of age.

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Apparently he was dropped off by a family member.

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Dad's not home.

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He's not sure on dad's name.

5/17/2026 12:43 PM

Missing Person

Osgood St, Salem, MA 01970

Child left alone outside Salem residence

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As discussed during the dispatch call, police responded to a report of a young boy left alone outside a residence on Osgood Street in Salem. The child, approximately seven years old, had reportedly been dropped off by a relative with no adults present.

Child left alone outside Salem residence

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