Bus driver saves boy wandering in Cudahy

A 4-year-old boy wandering a busy street in Cudahy by himself early Monday was saved by a Milwaukee County bus driver, police said.

The bus driver noticed the boy walking alone in the 5400 block of S. Packard Ave. - one of the city's busiest streets - at 6:19 a.m. Monday and brought the boy onto the bus, Cudahy police Sgt. Chris Blunt said.

The boy had walked away from his grandparents' home in Cudahy and was fully clothed and uninjured, police said.

"Our cops - that's a common thing - they bought him breakfast. I think they bought him McDonald's," Blunt said. "The officers that dealt with the kid said he was a very nice kid, very clean cut. And he seemed to be very intelligent. I don't know of any distress, which is kind of rare."

The officers then took the boy home to his mom.

"Mom was very grateful. I was told mom was emotional," Blunt said.

Police also notified the Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare.

The Milwaukee County Transit System said in a news release that they're proud of the driver.

"At the Milwaukee County Transit System we believe it is part of our duty to assist anyone who is in need," the release said.