3-year-old wandering street near campus returned to mother

A “good Samaritan” saw the toddler alone and called 911, the LASD says.

Austin Green, Managing Editor • October 26, 2018

Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies from the La Mirada substation return a 3-year-old girl to her mother on Oct. 26, 2018.

Photo courtesy of Courtesy of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department/Twitter

Just after 10 a.m. Friday morning, a 3-year-old girl was found wandering alone alongside La Mirada Boulevard near the Tacuba Drive intersection one block from Biola’s campus, according to the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department.

A woman who the LASD calls a “good Samaritan” saw the toddler and notified authorities.

Found 2 year old girl in #LaMirada. She was found by a good Samaritan who called us. Looking for family now. pic.twitter.com/dIK60HzXrH

— LASD Norwalk Station (@NorwalkLASD) October 26, 2018

A neighbor recognized the child and directed deputies to the girl’s home nearby, where the toddler’s mother took her into custody, said Sgt. Manuel Flores of the LASD.

The child’s aunt, who was babysitting, had fallen asleep and the toddler left the house through an unlocked door, Flores said. The child’s mother had returned home by the time deputies arrived with the girl.

The child and her grateful mother are now reunited after an ordeal that took less than an hour from start to finish, according to Flores.

“Special BIG thank you to the good Samaritan who was walking to work when she found her,” the LASD Norwalk station’s official Twitter account tweeted.

REUNITED! Happy ending on this one. Deputies were able to locate wandering toddler’s mom.

Special BIG thank you to the good Samaritan who was walking to work when she found her. #lostchild #CommunityPolicing #Teamwork #LetsTalkPolicing #LASD #LaMirada pic.twitter.com/8iQrvMFElp

— LASD Norwalk Station (@NorwalkLASD) October 26, 2018

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Austin Green, Managing Editor

Austin Green is a junior journalism major who was first among his friends to predict that LeBron James would sign with the Los Angeles Lakers. When not focused on school or work, he enjoys watching sports, going to the beach or coffee shops, and hanging out with the guys on his dorm floor. [email protected] I laughed the first time I heard a former editor-in-chief use the line “once you join the Chimes, you never really leave.” Now in my third year here, it turns out the joke’s on me. After two years in the sports section, including last year as sports editor, I’m thrilled to be serving this year as managing editor to help build upon the legacy of such a great publication. My aspirations remain in sports journalism, but experience has deepened my love for dedicated local news reporting and its importance in communities. Much of my appreciation for that type of journalism came through working as a digital production intern for NBC Los Angeles last summer. There I helped cover stories such as the Trader Joe’s hostage crisis, the Cranston and Holy wildfires, and the Lakers’ overhaul of their iconic uniforms. I am so excited to help build this next chapter of the Chimes as we become a web-first publication with a deeper, dedicated focus on the communities in and around campus. I also contribute a print sports column, “Everything Eagles,” which provides a deeper look into Biola Athletics.

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