Police have charged the mother of a boy wound wandering in Boynton Beach Monday with child neglect.
The boy was found wandering alone in the area of Congress Avenue near Gateway Boulevard, Boynton Beach Police said.
Officers had been going door-to-door to try to find the boy's parents or caregiver, and had been asking for the public's help.
After releasing the boy's photo, police said they located his mother, and the two were reunited.
The mother, 25-year-old Nancy Ineus, was later arrested and charged with child neglect, police said.
Police said they're investigating how the boy ended up wandering alone, and said they've contacted the Department of Children and Families.
