METROPOLIS – A Metropolis woman was recently arrested for Child Endangerment after Metropolis Police were called to the 1100 block of Metropolis after a caller found a small child clad only in a diaper wandering along the busy street.

According to police, officers attempted to locate a parent without success. The child which appeared to be about two years old was then taken to the Metropolis Police Department and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services was contacted.

The mother, 43-year-old Daisy L. Downen of Metropolis, eventually showed up at the police department. She was arrested and charged with Child Endangerment. She was released on a notice to appear and the child was turned over to DCFS.