Found child reunited with parents

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austin police have returned a child found wandering the streets of East Austin overnight to his parents. Officers found him walking in south east Austin around 11 p.m. Thursday. Investigators say the boy has a diminished mental capacity and wasn’t able to provide officers with any information. He was found walking with a tan pug dog that possibly goes by the name "Chato."

After finding the boy, officers did a door to door search in the neighborhood near Allison Cove and Sunridge Drive. Unfortunately, no one was able to help figure out where the boy belonged.

The boy was placed in the custody of Child Protective Services until his parents were located.

A watch commander with the Austin Police Department says the boy’s parents woke up Friday morning to find their child missing. They then called Austin police.

"No charges are expected to be filed in this case," Austin Police spokesperson Veneza Aguinaga said in an emailed statement Friday morning.  "It appears that the child let himself out to walk his dog and went undetected."

Names of those involved have not been released.