Crime & Safety

Girl, 2, Wanders Away From Stow Home: Police

The girl wandered away from a home near the Marble Hill Conservation Area just before noon on Tuesday, police said.

STOW, MA — A 2-year-old girl wandered away from her home in Stow Tuesday morning, but was found safe after about an hour, police said.

The girl was reported missing from a Kerrington Way home at around 11:15 a.m. That location is near Route 117 and the Marble Hill Conservation Area.

Local and state police swarmed the area and posted the girl's photo on social media. She was found at around 12:15 p.m. along Taylor Road, which is about a mile from her home on the north side of Marble Hill, police said.

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