Police officer rescues a child running on a street in Florida

Child running on a highway in Florida.
@Deepizzaguy (116448)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
October 19, 2025 3:57pm CST
North Port Florida Police Department officers were dispatched on Wednesday October 8 when a child was seen running on a highway at night by himself after the child ran away from home behind his parents back despite their efforts to watch him closely. An auto that was driving on the same highway nearly hit the child when the police officer then proceeded to get ahold of the child who has special needs into his squad car and take the child home and reunite with his parents' home safe and sound. Link is msn.com/en-us/public-s...
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Amber
@AmbiePam (107566)
• United States
19 Oct
Kids are so sneaky. And they will scare the life out of you!
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (116448)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Oct
That is true.
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Stacey
@xstitcher (36809)
• Petaluma, California
20 Oct
Yes, they are.
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emptychair
@innertalks (23364)
• Australia
19 Oct
Kids like that can be a real effort for parents to raise, and usually with little help, and it was good the Police rescued this boy, before he was injured on the highway.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (116448)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Oct
That is true.
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (182645)
• Boise, Idaho
19 Oct
I suppose the parents of this poor child would have really been upset if the child had been hit or injured. Too many kids are raising themselves in this country today. The parents should be sited for not having an eye on the child.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (116448)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Oct
That is what a lot of people are saying that kids grow up too fast these days.
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (91419)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Oct
There is no way the parents were takjing care of the child they should be fined or something.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (111532)
• United States
20 Oct
I am in agreement. There's more to this story than we're seeing here.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (207451)
• United States
20 Oct
I'm so glad the child wasn't injured. A special needs child needs even more supervision.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (116448)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Oct
That is true that a child with special needs better supervision.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (111532)
• United States
20 Oct
Kids play this "runaway" game all the time. Most of the time it's benign. But advancing to a highway? I'd say CPS might need to pay a visit to this home. Maybe nothing there, but a double-check might be in order.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (366544)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Oct
That child could have so easily have been hit by the car.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (116448)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Oct
The child came close to being hit by an auto according to the police officer who saw what happened.
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Bogusia Z.
@Gguusia (400)
• Poland
20 Oct
The situation is difficult, I think it would be worth checking what is going on in this home, whether the child needs specialist help, but also whether the parents are taking proper care of the child.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (116448)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Oct
I am in agreement with you that the situation is hard for the parents and the child.