ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Anchorage police have located the mother of a toddler found alongside a busy street in South Anchorage.
During an interview with a KTUU photographer Wednesday evening, APD Lt. Dave Parker was approached by a man claiming to be the uncle of the young boy he saw on television. He told Parker he knew where the boy lived, and took him to a home on nearby Ramona St., about two blocks from where the child was found near Old Seward and Hanes Alley.
Police spoke with the toddler's mother, 21 year-old Genesis Senquiz, who told officers she had taken medication and was sleeping when her son managed to unlock the front door and walk out of the house.
"We're so happy that it turned out this way. Our concern was that there might have been some medical issue or something like that," said Parker.
Shortly after 1:15 Wednesday afternoon a police officer was flagged down in the area of Hanes Street and the Old Seward Highway by citizens who saw the boy near the roadway.
The officer knocked on several doors in the neighborhood in an attempt to find his parents, but were unable to.
The boy has been taken in by the Office of Children’s Services and will remain in state custody until OCS completes an investigation to assure child safety, according to APD.
Senquiz was arrested on charges unrelated to the incident. Court records show she had an outstanding warrant for drunk driving as a minor, underage drinking, and no proof of insurance.
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