Crime & Safety
Police Search Following 'Lifeless' Child Report Comes Up Empty
There were heavy delays on I-495 Wednesday evening following reports of a woman with a child near the woods.
MANSFIELD, MA — State Police activity on Interstate 495 in the Mansfield/Norton caused heavy delays during the Wednesday commute home. Several reports indicated that police were searching the wooded area after receiving word of a woman walking with a "lifeless" child in the area.
The search, which included K-9 units and helicopters, brought traffic to a standstill. At one point, traffic between the 495-95 Interchange and Route 123 in Norton came to a halt
#MATraffic 495/Norton Update: 495 South is at a standstill from the 95 interchange in Mansfield down to police activity taking up the right lane prior to 123/Norton. Allow extra rime. #MansfieldNorton
— WBZ Traffic (@WBZTraffic) May 9, 2018
Police were unable to find the woman or a child, according to the Boston Globe.
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