AMHERST COUNTY, Va. – UPDATE - April 1, 2025
No charges have been placed in connection with the incident where a toddler was found wandering in the roadway near Abort Court Apartments, according to the sheriff’s office.
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Deputies said no missing persons reports have been filed, and no one has come forward to acknowledge it was their child.
UPDATE - March 30, 2025
After an extensive search, the toddler has been found safe, according to the Amherst County Sheriff’s Office.
ORIGINAL STORY
An extensive search in Amherst County Saturday evening turned no signs of a two-year-old boy believed to be missing.
The sheriff’s office received a report of a toddler in the roadway near the Arbor Court Apartments around 6:30 p.m.
“The caller indicated they were driving and almost hit the child who was apparently startled and went into a small wooded area,” the office said in a Facebook post. “An extensive search ensued involving multiple resources but he has not yet been found.”
The child is described as a two-year-old Black male wearing a green t-shirt and having “bushy” hair.
If you have any information on the child or his whereabouts, contact the Amherst County Sheriff’s Office at 434-946-9300.