Show Police Restored Lost Child A Day on Average in 1935 One lost child returned home each cach day that day that was the 1935 record rec rec- record ord of the police pollee department Sergeant Sergeant Ser Ser- geant F F. A. A Thacker reported Frida Friday During the year ear the annual report revealed children were returned to their parents Age of the lost youngsters averaged averaged aver aver- aged 5 years years the the youngest being 2 and the oldest 8 Some youngsters youngster picked up by the department said they were running away from home tho the sergeant explained The Tho majority however ho he added were boys bos and girls who became lost from parents shopping shopping shop shop- ping or who wandered too far tar from home homo while playing The Tho average lost child was held at police headquarters three hours |