In an update from a previous story earlier this week, the parents of a toddler have been charged.
According to Frackville Police Chief Rick Bell, he responded to a call on Monday at 12:47pm for a report of a toddler found walking in the 100 Block of South 4th Street.
The 2 year old toddler was found only wearing a t-shirt and a diaper by a garbage truck driver, who stopped and got him.
When Chief Bell arrived, he immediately called for an ambulance to meet him at the police station to evaluate the child.
The child appeared to be fine and was happy, but at the time, it was unclear how long the child had been outside and it had been raining.
Shenandoah Ambulance assisted with evaluating the child, and the child checked out fine.
Chief Bell contacted Children and Youth, who came to the station and took custody of the child.
Around 2:20pm, Chief Bell located the parents, who were unaware that the child was missing.
On Thursday, April 16th, 2020 Chief Bell said they have concluded their investigation and filed charges at Magisterial District Judge Christina Hale's office on both parents with endangering the welfare of a child.
Chief Bell said they would not be releasing the names of the parents to respect the privacy of the child.
Schuylkill County Children and Youth is also investigating the incident.