Overview

• Newly released dashcam and bodycam video captures the sergeant making a U-turn, activating lights and horn to warn a white SUV that narrowly missed the child.
• North Port police reported the child had wandered from home near a Lowe’s after manipulating safety devices installed by the family.
• The officer pursued the child off the highway and secured the child safely, and no injuries were reported.
• Officials highlighted preventive resources, including Project Lifesaver wearable transmitters and the SNAP registry to improve emergency response for vulnerable residents.
• The department said it responds to missing-person cases involving vulnerable residents about every two weeks and asked the public to extend grace to the family.