Search under way for missing toddler in neighborhood near Savannah – WSB-TV Channel 2

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Police fanned out throughout a neighborhood simply exterior Savannah to seek for a toddler whose mom referred to as 911 saying her son was lacking when she awoke Wednesday morning.

The mom of 20-month-old Quinton Simon advised officers the boy had been in his playpen earlier than she found he was lacking, Chatham County Police Chief Jeff Hadley stated.

Hours later the toddler, described as carrying a Sesame Road T-shirt and black pants, nonetheless had not been discovered. Police closed a number of streets as officers and neighborhood volunteers looked for the kid with assist from a monitoring canine and a helicopter usually used for mosquito management.

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“We’re very involved about Quinton,” Hadley advised reporters Wednesday afternoon. “We’re hoping we are able to discover him secure and convey him dwelling to his mother and father.”

The police chief stated officers had contacted the boy’s organic father and didn’t imagine he was concerned. Officers additionally carried out a cursory search of the kid’s dwelling however didn’t discover him hiding inside, he added.

Police have been acquiring a warrant to conduct a extra thorough search, although Hadley stated investigators had no proof of foul play.

“All issues are nonetheless attainable,” Hadley stated. “We don’t have any concrete perception in anybody idea or anybody factor.”

No Amber Alert was issued for the lacking boy, Hadley stated, as a result of that may require police to first decide the kid had been kidnapped.

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