Skip to main content
Home

Main navigation

  • Top stories
  • Health
  • Crime
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Weird
  • 1-1-2
Image
Child on a bicycle
Child on a bicycle - Credit: Photo: romrodinka/DepositPhotos
Crime
Amsterdam
missing child
toddler
police
Maasstraat
Ceintuurbaan
GGD
Youth Care
Monday, August 19, 2019 - 07:47
Share this:
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • whatsapp
  • reddit

Boy, 4, found cycling Amsterdam streets alone; unclaimed for hours

A 4-year-old boy was separated from his parents for several hours on Saturday, without anyone reporting him missing. He was found cycling by himself in Amsterdam. The police finally managed to track down the child's family when they took him for a ride and he recognized someone on the street, Het Parool reports.

The police found the boy on Ceintuurbaan, cycling towards Maasstraat, at around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Someone called the police after they saw the boy cycling through a red light. The police took the boy to a police station and spread his description on citizens' notification system Burgernet. The message reached 806 people, but no one came forward to claim the boy. He also could not tell the police where he lived.

Eventually the police and someone from public health service GGD took the boy for a ride, in the hope that he may recognize something. At one point the boy said that he recognized someone. It turned out to be a friend of the boy's family, who helped the police reunite the boy with his parents. The police reported the matter to Youth Care. According to the newspaper, the child spent a total of some four hours with the police.

According to the boy's father, the boy was gone for a total of two hours and was definitely missed. "Graziano was playing in the playground near his mother's house, as he often does", the father said to Het Parool. "Normally he comes in every 10 minutes, but not now. She didn't see him in the playground either." She called the father, who lives elsewhere. He thought the boy was probably with a friend, but went to help look. They eventually found him with the police and a family friend on Maasstraat - a street away from his mother's house. 

"He just learned to ride a bike without training wheels and wanted to buy a toy car. He did that recklessly enough that someone reported him to the police", the father said. The boy is doing well, but is a bit shaken. "He is not allowed to cycle for the time being. And if he is going to play outside, someone has to stay with him for now."

Follow us:

Latest stories

  • Utrecht man suspected of trafficking 23,000 kg of cocaine arrested in Abu Dhabi
  • Counselor at Amsterdam care center beaten to death
  • Senate to reject extension of temporary Covid measures law
  • Netherlands offers military protection to Finland, Sweden ahead of NATO decision
  • Fewer than 525 Covid patients for the first time since Oct. 2021; Less than 9,000 positive tests
  • Netherlands implementing stricter advertising rules for influencers

Top stories

  • Netherlands offers military protection to Finland, Sweden ahead of NATO decision
  • 40% want unhealthy people to pay more for health insurance
  • Dutch labor market super tight: 133 vacancies per 100 unemployed
  • Acceptance of LGBTQIA+ community stagnating: Planning office
  • Netherlands' lack of Covid strategy could result in more lockdowns: report
  • Intelligence services to start large-scale data mining despite negative referendum

© 2012-2022, NL Times, All rights reserved.

Footer menu

  • Privacy
  • Contact
  • Partner content