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The parents of a toddler found alone near a Roy intersection were identified and located early Thursday afternoon, six hours after the 2-year-old girl had been discovered.
A Roy police dispatcher confirmed the parents were reached at 12:30 p.m. Their child had been found walking along the side of the road near 4500 South and 1650 West about 6:30 a.m. and put into the custody of the Utah Division of Child and Family Services.
Police were investigating but would not immediately offer further details on the circumstances surrounding the incident — including reports that the girl had been left in the care of baby sitters.
Chief Greg Whinham said the mother of the child had made arrangement and paid for the care of her daughter. "The people there just didn't do the thing they needed to do."
The investigation should be completed to be handed over to city prosecutors by early next week. Anyone charged would likely face misdemeanor, child endangerment charges, Whinham said. "We think is worth a look. Certainly what they did would not get them childcare of the year award."
Four people were reported to have been in the home where the girl was left to be watched, police said.
Earlier, police said the girl — wearing a pink and white sweater — showed no signs of physical abuse or neglect.
Tribune reporter Roxana Orellana contributed to this story.