STILLWATER - Two people were charged with endangering the welfare of a child after two toddlers were found wandering in traffic on Wednesday morning, according to the Stillwater Police Department.
Jamie Hunt, 23, and Joseph Colton, 28, both of Stillwater, were charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child after police received a call from a motorist around 9:20 a.m. stating that two toddlers were wandering around in traffic near Hudson and Park avenues, police said.
Police said they arrived to find a 3-year-old female and a 2-year-old male being held by the motorist that called police.
One toddler was wearing only a diaper and the other toddler was wearing clothing, but no shoes, police said.
Police said they checked missing persons and Amber alerts, but found no reports of the missing children.
People are also reading…
Stillwater police then went house to house and located the parents, Hunt and Colton, in their residence nearly two blocks from where the toddlers were found in traffic.
Neither Colton or Hunt were aware that the toddlers were missing, police said.
Colton and Hunt were arrested and released. They are both expected back in Stillwater Town Court at a later date, police said.
The toddlers were not injured in the ordeal, but they were removed from the residence and are now living
with family members in an undisclosed location, police said.
The investigation and the arrest was handled by Patrol Officer Sean Lyons and Patrol Officer Wade Schoenborn of the Stillwater Police Department. Saratoga County Child Protective Services was also on scene.
