Crime & Safety

Child Found Alone in Dairy Queen Parking Lot

The 2-year-old was discovered Sunday Morning.

Brockton, MA —A 2-year old was found alone at Dairy Queen on Belmont Street, police said.

Sunday morning, the child wandered off from her home down the road, the Enterprise reports. Both the child's babysitter and mother thought the other had the child.

The child was reported in the parking lot at 10:30 a.m., She is with her father and the state Department of Children and Families has been notified of the incident.

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