On the night of October 5th, 2025, an officer with the Northport Police Department makes a hearttoppping discovery. [music] >> I've got a small child running down the road in front of Lowe's. Just almost got hit by a car. Stay out of the road, buddy. Come here, buddy. You're not in trouble. Come here. Come here. Come here. It's the police. Come here. >> No running. >> Come here. >> No. >> Come here. >> I'm running. Come here. >> Stop. Stop. >> Stop. >> Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. >> Yeah. I'm not sure what's going on. >> He's not really telling me too much right now. >> I'm sorry. >> What's your name? >> 44. >> Your name's 44? >> Come on. Funny. >> He's telling me his name's 44. I don't know. >> Hey, buddy. >> Dude, he was running down the center line. >> What's going on? >> I spun around and I thought the guy in the SUV was going to smoke him. I thought I was going to see a kid's eye. According to police records, after reuniting the young boy with his mother, authorities learned that he is autistic and had broken through the home safety locks. The mother was advised to install better safety locks out of reach and no criminal charges were filed.