Seek for lacking toddler Montrell Williams on Bronx River continues for third day

The NYPD is again on the Bronx River on Wednesday looking for a toddler who has been lacking for greater than a month.

Whereas dive groups are spending a 3rd day in search of 2-year-old Montrell Williams, “Lacking” fliers have been put up on the Hunts Level condominium constructing the place the little boy was final seen on Might 10 along with his 20-year-old father.

Montrell’s step-grandfather, Eric Burton, mentioned the household is devastated.

“Montrell is our coronary heart,” Burton mentioned. “It is demanding on the grandmother. I do know it is demanding on the mom. We simply need the infant returned safely.”

Newest on investigation into Montrell Williams’ disappearance

One motive the police proceed to verify the river is as a result of Commissioner Jessica Tisch mentioned there may be video of somebody throwing a package deal off a close-by bridge.

Police sources say the boy’s mom went to household courtroom on Might 30, claiming she could not get ahold of her son’s father. She once more contacted authorities after allegedly having a confrontation with the daddy on Monday, which left her fearing for her son’s security.

Police say the daddy is in custody, charged with custodial inference, and is an individual of curiosity within the disappearance of the kid.

NYPD reviewing the dealing with of the case

Tisch mentioned a part of the investigation is an inside evaluation on how this case has been dealt with.

“We’re trying into the preliminary stories to the police division and of the lacking baby and the way these had been dealt with, however I need to be very clear: The NYPD takes any case of a lacking particular person very critically,” Tisch mentioned. 

CBS Information New York requested Mayor Eric Adams in regards to the case he mentioned town is just not leaving any stone unturned and remains to be unraveling precisely what occurred.