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2-year-old roamed cold street in diaper while parents slept, California cops say

Deputies arrested the parents of a 2-year-old found in the street on a chilly morning in a diaper near San Bernardino, California sheriff’s officials say.
Deputies arrested the parents of a 2-year-old found in the street on a chilly morning in a diaper near San Bernardino, California sheriff’s officials say. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A 2-year-old was found roaming a street near San Bernardino wearing only a diaper on a chilly morning, California deputies said.

Deputies discovered the toddler at 8:38 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, in Muscoy, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release.

The child also had unexplained injuries, the release said. Deputies found the 2-year-old’s parents, ages 32 and 34, asleep in a nearby residence.

The home was deemed uninhabitable for health and safety reasons, deputies said. After an investigation, the child’s parents were arrested on suspicion of child abuse with great bodily injury.

The toddler was taken to a hospital.

Muscoy is a community of about 12,000 people north of San Bernardino.

Deputies ask that anyone with information call 909-387-3545 or leave an anonymous tip a 1-800-78-27463.

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This story was originally published January 26, 2022 at 7:52 AM with the headline "2-year-old roamed cold street in diaper while parents slept, California cops say."

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Don Sweeney
The Sacramento Bee
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Don Sweeney has been a newspaper reporter and editor in California for more than 35 years. He is a service reporter based at The Sacramento Bee.
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