Uncle faces kidnapping charges for running off with little nephew

Updated at 8 p.m.

Troy RobinsonBoston Police report finding Troy Robinson and his nephew in Dorchester this evening after sending out an APB for him and his two-year-old nephew.

The pair had last been seen around 7 a.m. on Tuesday when Robinson loaded the kid into his silver Galant; police issued an alert around noon today.

"Boston Police learned the whereabouts of Troy Robinson from phone calls after residents viewed the alert on television." Police say they found them on the 700 block of Washington Street. Robinson was arrested, the boy was taken to a local hospital to be checked out.

Robinson was already wanted on unrelated charges, police say.

Innocent, etc.

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Not entirely

Boston.com says, "Missing boy found." Well, not exactly. We knew where he was ...

Bail set at $5,000 but ...

He won't be getting out because his bail on an earlier larceny case was revoked. Was also ordered to stay away from the kid, the Suffolk County DA's office reports.

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