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7岁男孩流落街头，警官施援手助其回家

A 7-year-old boy in Ohio tried to sell his toy dog, police in Franklin said. "We heard about the boy from a concerned man who came into the police station and said there was a small child carrying a stuffed animal in a busy street of Franklin," Franklin Police Officer Steve Dunham said.

When officers went to the area, Dunham spotted the boy in front of a shop and got out of his car to speak to him. “The boy was really nervous at first,” Dunham said, "He told me he was hungry and needed food."

Chief Russ Whitman said the boy had not eaten for several days. While other officers went to the child's home, Dunham took the boy to a fast food restaurant and the two had dinner together.

The officers who went to investigate the boy's home reported it was in terrible condition and there were other children there. Dunham said they found garbage and liquor bottles everywhere. Four other children —aged 11, 12, 15 and 17—also lived in the house.

The parents, who were home at the time, were each charged with children neglect, Whitman said. They asked not to be guilty in court on August 9. "I'm very proud of my officers for what they did, but officers across the nation go above and beyond every single day," Whitman said. "You can find stories like this everywhere with police officers every day. That's why we get into this business, to help people."

Child Protective Services contacted another family member to pick up the boy. The 7-year-old watched cartoons at the police station with a policeman for a few hours until a family member picked him up. The boys' parents were not jailed, but the children remain in the care of relatives, according to Franklin Police. St. Vincent De Paul at St. Mary's Church in Franklin is organizing a donation drive to raise money for the family, according to Whitman.