Millburn Cop Reunites Special Needs Child With Father

Millburn, NJ – Millburn police helped to reunite a special needs child with a local father after the boy reportedly ran away on July 4, authorities say.

According to the Millburn Police Department, officers responded to Millburn Avenue on a report that the child had run away from his father and had possibly entered the Rahway River.

Responding to the area, a Millburn detective entered the river off Gilbert Place and located the child, authorities said.

The child was returned to his father, police said.

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