Friday, February 05, 1999
Boy, 4, walks to school as parents sleep
BY KRISTINA GOETZ
The Cincinnati Enquirer
ELSMERE — After 4-year-old William Noble couldn't wake his parents around 10 a.m. Wednesday, he dressed himself and set out to find his sister at school.
According to a police report, William walked five blocks to Dorothy Howell Elementary School, in an area heavy with traffic, to find his sister. He told teachers he had not been fed.
William's parents, Karen A. Noble, 31, and Kenneth Noble, 32, were charged with endangering the welfare of a minor. Officers specified on the report that no alcohol or drugs were involved.
Both were released from the Kenton County Jail after they paid 10 percent of a $2,500 bond. They are scheduled to appear Feb. 23 in Kenton District Court.
“As far as I know, the children were put in the custody of relatives,” said Sgt. Dean Jordan of the Erlanger Police Department.
Both parents declined to comment. Ms. Noble said they do not have an attorney.
Principal Jeff Frisch said the sister's teacher saw the boy outside the window.
“She had the boy's sister in her room and had seen them together after school,” he said.
Mr. Frisch said the boy didn't seem upset, but only wanted to see his sister.
“We took care of him in the office and made sure he had something to eat,” he said.
After the police officers left, school officials talked to William's sister.
She indicated he told her he would come to see her sometime, Mr. Frisch said.
When police arrived at the Nobles' home at 459 Fox St., both were asleep and unaware the child was missing.
A police officer wrote on the report there was a history of neglect at the home. Ms. Noble was charged in April 1997 with endangering the welfare of a minor, but the charges were dropped.
“People say they have found the child wandering the street before and the parents not knowing where the child was or what he was doing,” Sgt. Jordan said. “Other officers have told me that.”
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