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After child dropped off at KC fire station Saturday, police find parents, thank public

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Kansas City police have found the family of a child dropped off at a fire station. Facebook/Kansas City Missouri Police Department

Kansas City police have found the family of a child dropped off at a fire station Saturday morning.

According to a statement from the Kansas City Police Department, the child was dropped off at 2039 Hardesty Avenue just before 10:40 a.m.

Police asked the public for help finding the child’s family at 11:45 a.m. before updating the public at 2:20 p.m. that family had been contacted.

A spokeswoman for the KCPD thanked the public for their assistance.

This story was originally published September 23, 2023 at 12:03 PM.

Jenna Thompson
The Kansas City Star
Jenna Thompson covers retail news for The Kansas City Star. A native of Lincoln, Nebraska, she previously reported for the Lincoln Journal Star and graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where she studied journalism and English.
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