Police find wandering 3-year-old boy in Arlington

WASHINGTON — A three-year-old boy found wandering by Arlington police Saturday was recognized by a family friend and returned to his family. The boy was found wandering on 4th Street N. at 1 p.m. on Saturday.

Intense social media coverage is credited with helping the effort to reunite him with his parents. An update that the boy was located was Tweeted out  by 9 p.m.

Police took to social media Saturday to see if anyone recognized the child. It remains unclear why and how the boy took to wandering.

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