Toddler Escapee Found Resisting Early Bedtime

Seattle police officers Friday night responded to a call of a young child wandering the streets in Queen Anne around 9 p.m. The SPD Blotter reports the police officers-turned-babysitters found the lively and rambunctious three-year-old boy at 9th West and West Galer, sporting a blue sweatshirt, pants, a diaper (we hope clean vs. dirty), and wool socks.

Despite canvassing the neighborhood for hours, no parents were located or 911 calls placed about a missing child. The police later brought the kiddo back to the West Precinct around 11 p.m. Now that must have been a fun car ride--imagine all the fun a curious three-year-old could find.

It wasn't until 11:40 p.m. that night, when a 911 call came in from his distressed grandmother that the toddler was reported missing. He had presumably climbed out of his ground-floor bedroom window after she began watching a movie.

Upon a thorough interview with police and Child Protective Services, the toddler was returned to his grandmother.