Karina Robredo accepts certificate of appreciation from Harrison Housing Authority Chairman Larry Bennett.
HARRISON –
A scantily dressed 4-year-old boy wandered out of his Kearny home into the cold but, fortunately, was intercepted by an adult who kept the lad safe until authorities could be contacted, officials said.
Police said the child was returned, without harm, to his family.
The Harrison Housing Authority has credited tenant Karina Robredo, a resident of Harrison Gardens, for befriending the boy.
In a press release, the HHA said Robredo encountered the child, attired only in a T-shirt and short pants, wandering around the Harrison Gardens property on a freezing day on Feb. 24.
Robredo asked the boy his name and where he lived but he would say only that his mother was in the hospital and that he was cold, the release said.
The release said that Robredo brought the boy a sweatshirt and blanket from her apartment and then escorted him to the HHA management office where a call was placed to the Harrison Police Department.
HPD responded and learned that the boy had walked out of his home on Sanford Ave. and crossed Schuyler Ave., a heavily-traveled county road, to get to the Harrison Gardens.
The HPD took care of the boy until he was picked up by Kearny Police who then took him home.
– Ron Leir
