APD locate parents of nonverbal child found wandering outside on Halloween

ATLANTA — Atlanta police have located the parents of a child who was found wandering outside on Halloween.

Just before 11 p.m. on Halloween, Atlanta police say a couple driving near Mt. Gilead Road at Briar Glen Lane found a young child walking in the street.

Police say the child appeared to be a non-verbal autistic male, roughly between three and four years old.