A 2-year-old boy and a dog were found roaming a Denton street Tuesday morning with no adults in sight, leading the police to report the matter to Child Protective Services.

A passerby stopped for the child in the intersection of Montecito Drive and El Paseo Street about 9:45 a.m. The child knew his first name but not his last and did not know where he lived. He wore a shirt and shorts but no shoes, and his feet were very dirty, according to the police report. Officers knocked on doors and found a woman at home who recognized the dog as belonging to a household in the neighborhood.

But no one answered at that house, even after the officer banged on the door. A car pulled into the driveway, and a woman said she was a co-worker of the woman who lived in the house. The child is the woman’s grandson, she said. She called the grandmother, who said her son was supposed to be caring for the toddler.

The woman said the child’s parents are on a cruise and her son was in charge of the boy. She told the officer which window belonged to her son’s bedroom, and he banged on the window until a man came to the door.

The man said he put out some toys for the child to play with while he took a shower. The child was gone when he got out of the shower, he said, so he assumed his father took the child to work with him.

The officer noted the man looked as though he had been asleep and did not look showered. He believed the unattended child and dog left the house at least 40 minutes before the man was awakened.

The man asked him not to report the incident, saying it would be embarrassing. The officer explained that his job was to protect the child from harm, not the man from embarrassment. He filed a case with CPS.

Other reports

3300 block of Fallmeadow Street — Police followed a dog to find a woman who had attempted suicide Tuesday morning.

A woman called 911, saying she had heard from one of her daughters that she was going to commit suicide. Officers responded to the house about 5:10 a.m. and found no one inside. They found a broken liquor bottle and bottles of pills scattered around. The mother, who had been reached by telephone, said the daughter’s dog should be inside the house. The dog was outside, and it led them to a field across the street, across the field and to a far corner where the woman was lying on the ground.

The victim was transported by ambulance to a hospital emergency room for treatment. According to the police report, the victim is bipolar and had not been taking her medication.

3900 block of McKinney Street — Someone broke into a car left at a business for work Tuesday, according to a police report. An employee said a man came in for work and walked over to the car. He opened the trunk and was examining a stereo speaker, according to the report. He was told to get away from the car. The employees believe he came back at some point and took the speaker.

Roundup

From 7 a.m. Tuesday to 7 a.m. Wednesday:

• Denton police responded to 251 service and officer-initiated calls, including two runaways, one attempted suicide, five thefts, three vehicle burglaries, one case of endangering a child, three assaults, one criminal mischief, one burglary, three frauds, one criminal trespass, one case of possession of drug paraphernalia and one case of harassment.

• Denton County sheriff’s dispatchers handled 219 service and officer-initiated calls for the agencies they serve. Thirty-nine people were booked into county jail. Deputies took reports of one burglary, one suicidal person and three assaults.

• Denton firefighters responded to 20 medical calls, two traffic accidents and two alarms.

Lake Cities firefighters responded to four medical calls and one request to assist a citizen.

Oak Point firefighters responded to one medical call and one suicidal person.

Aubrey firefighters responded to two fires and two medical calls.

Krum firefighters responded to one medical call.

Pilot Point firefighters responded to one medical call.

Argyle firefighters responded to one medical call and one request to unlock a vehicle.

DONNA FIELDER can be reached at 940-566-6885. Her e-mail address is dfielder@dentonrc.com .

Denton County Crime Stoppers will pay a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest in these or other crimes. Callers will remain anonymous. Call 1-800-388-TIPS (8477). Reach the Denton police narcotics tip line at 940-565-5801.