Child dropped by adult near Walmart causes concern, Fairlawn OH


Police responded to a report of a child under 10 being carried by the arms and legs and dropped near Walmart on West Market Street. The child was heard screaming about their arms. Officers found the woman yelling at the child was the mother and did not find evidence of ongoing abuse.
Audio|Source: Southwest Summit County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Head towards Walmart, near West Market Street for a welfare check.
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Her caller is worried there is a kid around under 10 years old.
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They advise her with an adult, but they had them carried by their arms and legs and ended up dropping them.
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He'll be in a silver Toyota Corolla.
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Javi, 101, can you grab that?
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Say from...
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Is it... Is it happen?
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Hello, 101. Go ahead.
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They advised they pulled off West Market Street going towards the Giant Eagle area.
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They advised you're in front of them right now.
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She'd be a black female adult.
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Copy. I'm not going to stop them.
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This is just the mother yelling at the child.
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Okay. Do you try to get further info from the caller? I'll just be behind them.
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They were just worried because the child was under 10 years old, screaming about their arms.
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It looked like the mother dropped the child.
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Location mentioned:
Near W Market St, Fairlawn, OH 44333
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