Shannon Sherwood, Rock Port Police Department Chief of Police

During the evening hours of November 1, 2016, officers with the Rock Port Police Department and the Atchison County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Perry’s Liquor in reference to a report of a small child running on Highway 136, wearing only a diaper. Officers checked the area and did not immediately locate said child. Upon further investigation, it was determined the child was on Highway 136 near Grace Church and Food Country. A passerby, who knew the child, located him and returned him to his parents safe and unharmed. Children’s Division was also contacted for further investigation. Other agencies that assisted were the Rock Port Fire Department and the Fremont County Iowa Sheriff’s Department.