update on 3-year-old boy and his dog abandoned in Ohio cemetery

[Demovictory9]

https://wgntv.com/news/3-year-old-boy-and-his-dog-abandoned-in-ohio-cemetery/

Authorities in Ohio are investigating after a 3-year-old boy and his dog were abandoned at a cemetery two days before Christmas.

A witness reported seeing a car driving away from Hope Memorial Gardens cemetery in Hinckley on Wednesday and a little boy and a dog running after the vehicle.

The witness called 911 and protected the boy until Hinckley police arrived. The child told officers his name was Tony, but he only knew the first names of his parents. As police tried to identify the parents, Tony was temporarily placed in a foster home.

https://fox8.com/news/investigation-continues-into-little-boy-abandoned-in-hinckley-cemetery/

After Hinckley police asked Fox 8 and other media outlets to post Tony’s photo, a relative saw the photo and contacted Tony’s father. He immediately called police and indicated that Tony had been in the custody of his mother when he and his dog were abandoned at the cemetery.

“You know, I hope that the reasoning was that, you know, maybe somebody else can do better for Tony than that person could,” Lowe said.

Police said the boy’s father has been “very cooperative” in the investigation. Late Wednesday, he met police officers at the cemetery and they were able to catch Tony’s dog, after finding him still running around the property.

Hinckley police said Tony is now being cared for by his aunt and uncle. All involved are rooting for the little boy with the big smile.

“You know, I hope he’s young enough that he doesn’t carry this for the rest of his life,” Lowe said.

Hinckley Police Chief David Centner told FOX 8 on Monday afternoon that no criminal charges have been filed, as detectives and case workers continue their joint investigation.

https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/medina-county/hinckley-community-provides-toys-abandoned-boy-cemetery/95-b72283bf-30e1-4871-844c-e5c7322e4102

'Overwhelming love': Community rallies around boy abandoned in Hinckley cemetery
The lobby at the Hinckley Police Department is full of gifts for Tony, who was abandoned at the Hope Memorial Gardens Cemetery on Wednesday.

[Raine]

1. Poor little guy. 😪 nt

[trusty elf]

2. Oh, Jayzus, that is heartbreaking.

[Dem2theMax]

3. Please, please, please, will the universe, and every good person

who comes into contact with this little boy, surround him with love and acceptance and kindness, and every good thing he deserves. This is heartbreaking to read.

[smirkymonkey]

7. +1000

This is just so heartbreaking. Imagine how frightened and abandoned he must have felt. I wish him all good things and all the love in the world.

[malaise]

4. Who does this anytime let alone two days before Christmas?

[eShirl]

6. someone without hope

[SunSeeker]

5. I'm assuming the mom was on meth.

I can't imagine any mom in her right mind doing this.

[COL Mustard]

8. I Never Cease To Be Shocked

By the casual cruelty that we humans inflict on one another. This comes close to being one of the worst things I can imagine.

[Rhiannon12866]

9. Poor little kid! Glad he was found and cared for, hope he's also reunited with his poor dog

[wnylib]

10. There are ways to give up a child

that you can't care for. To just abandon him is mind boggling.

[panader0]

11. My children's mother left when my twins were in diapers, my eldest daughter was three,

and my step son (hers) was 10. She did not have the mother gene.
All are grown now and successful. I'm a grandfather three times over.
They see their mom, but don't know the details of her departure.
It was pretty tough for a while there.

[Demovictory9]

12. Glad it worked out for your family