He was only 18 months old to the day...
Newspaper Article: PARENTS UNDERESTIMATED TODDLER'S RANGE 24 July 1957 There was an extra desk sergeant at the Idaho Falls Police Station Wednesday morning, but grizzled veterans of the department admitted he wasn't much help. He was Devon Jamison 1 1/2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Jamison. The blond, blue-eyed youngster was nonchalantly pulling his toy wagon down the middle of Memorial Drive Wednesday about 7:30 am by Tracey Dawson, police officer and director of the PAL Club. He was clad only in night shirt which didn't quite come down to his waist. Sergeant Dawson took him to the station to await an expected call from excited parents, which came about an hour later. The early morning stroller had just learned to crawl from his crib and open doors by himself, and apparently decided to do a little exploring on his own when he was found. His mother explained that he is very independent and prefer the front of the house to a fenced back yard in the rear. And did he c...