Authorities are searching for a Virginia mother who allegedly abandoned her two-year-old son outside their Woodbridge home and refused to return.
Mother sought by police
According to police, Alexandra Anna Granruth, 37, left the child unsupervised on July 23. Around 2 p.m., she contacted an acquaintance and asked them to care for the boy. After Granruth failed to return later that night, his acquaintance discovered him alone and in disarray outside the house and phoned the police.
According to investigators, responding officers attempted to call Granruth, but she refused to return home. The boy was not hurt and was released to known parties, according to authorities.
Granruth remains unaccounted for and is wanted for felony child neglect. She is described as a white female, about 5’9″, 165 pounds, with blond hair and blue eyes.
Anyone with information can contact Prince William County Police at 703-792-7000.