A reported kidnapping was cleared as a misunderstanding by the Boston Police Department Oct. 13 over three hours after the initial report was made.
An eight-year-old boy of Asian descent was reported to be kidnapped by a white female around 700 Commonwealth Ave. at 1:10 p.m. Oct. 13, according to a tweet from BPD.
Several police cars and helicopters were located around campus as they searched for the van.
The child and vehicle were located and the situation was cleared as a misunderstanding, according to a Tweet by BPD at 4:47 p.m.
“It’s been canceled. It was not a kidnapping. It was a misunderstanding,” said a media relations spokesperson for Boston Police District D-4.
