Police Find Family of Child Left at Chuck E. Cheese in Sunrise

Police say they've found the family of a 3-year-old child who was left at a Chuck E. Cheese in Sunrise.

Officials said the manager of the restaurant at 8089 W. Oakland Park Boulevard found the child wandering unattended around 9:50 p.m. Saturday. The manager called police but officers were unable to find the child's guardian.

Surveillance video showed the child arriving at the restaurant around 5:30 p.m. accompanied by a black woman in her 50s. About three hours later the woman was seen leaving without the child.

The child was in good health and had been in the custody of Broward Child Protective Services before police said they located the child's guardian.

According to police, there was a misunderstanding among family members and the child was left behind at the restaurant. The child was reunited with family members and no charges have been filed, police said.

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