A 6 year old boy was unharmed following a night spent inside a day care van which was parked outdoors after he was left inside, Milwaukee police said on Sunday. Lt. Raynard Richards was quoted saying that the boy and two siblings were to be dropped off at their home on Friday afternoon. The mother was gone, however, another person was to pick them up. That person picked up the other two children, but the boy was asleep in a back seat of the van and did not get out, Richards stated.
The driver of the van parked it at the ABC Day Care Center at 5920 W. Center St and left without noticing the boy, Richards said. It appears that no one noticed the boy was gone until the mother called home on Saturday morning, and the person who was supposed to be taking care of the boy realized he was missing, Richards said. In that particular case, the driver also failed to notice that the child was asleep in a back seat of the van, but the family called, searching for the child within a few hours.
A 43-year old man was taken into custody in connection with the Teutonia Ave. incident, no one was in custody in connection with the Center St. case. As of this time, no one was available to comment at ABC Day Care on Sunday. The phone number for Kindergarten Plus is currently disconnected. In that particular case, the driver also failed to notice that the child was asleep in a back seat of the van, but the family called, searching for the child within a few hours. Both cases are being investigated by the Police Department’s sensitive crimes unit.
A 43-year old man was taken into custody in connection with the Teutonia Ave. incident, no one was in custody in connection with the Center St. case. As of this time, no one was available to comment at ABC Day Care on Sunday. The phone number for Kindergarten Plus is currently disconnected.