Crime & Safety

Police Investigating Report of 'Suspicious' Woman Who Encountered Toddler

Police said the woman may have been jogging by and was simply trying to keep the child from going into the road.

Needham police are investigating a report of a "suspicious" woman who encountered a 5-year-old child on Concord Street Thursday.
 
The boy's parents contacted police and described her as a Caucasian with dark hair. The boy said she did not touch him or say anything to him.

Police said the woman may have been jogging by and was simply trying to keep the child from going into the road. 

Police said officers searched the area and couldn't find the woman. They said extra patrols have been assigned to the area.


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