MIAMI (WSVN) – Police seek the public\u2019s help in identifying a boy who, they said, was found wandering alone in Miami\u2019s Allapattah neighborhood.<\/p>\n
According to City of Miami Police, a homeless man spotted the child was spotted in the area of Northwest Seventh Avenue and 17th Street, at around 11 p.m. on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The homeless man then called for help.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe child was in great health. He was taken to [the Florida Department of Children and Families], where he\u2019s in their custody now until we could determine if his parents are OK, what happened,\u201d said Miami Police Officer Michael Vega. \u201cHe has to go to a school nearby or a day care. Somebody has to know him.\u201d <\/p>\n
Hours later, police are still trying to track down the boy\u2019s parents or legal guardian.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re not only concerned about this child because he was left wandering since 11 p.m., but look at what time it is, and we still haven\u2019t called or received a call from a parent or a guardian saying, \u2018This child is missing,’\u201d said Vega. boy has not been able to communicate to police anything.\u201d<\/p>\n
Investigators said the boy is around 6 years old and possibly called \u201cLucas\u201d or \u201cLegacy,\u201d adding he has not been able to communicate anything to police about where he lives or who his parents are.<\/p>\n
Officials urge anyone with information to contact Miami Police Detective D. Reyes, or any on-duty detective of the of the department\u2019s Special Victims Unit, at 305-603-6300.<\/p>\n
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