Antonio and his brother were driving westbound on Lincoln Avenue on the morning of Thursday, December 18, when they first saw the toddler.
The siblings are local general contractors. Antonio—who requested that the Alameda Post not use their full names—explained they were curiously checking out the house currently being renovated at the corner of Lincoln Avenue and Lafayette Street, when they spied the young boy alone on the sidewalk, in front of the home, without any apparent supervision.
After quickly doubling back, the brothers got out of their vehicle to assess the situation. Antonio began looking around for a parent or guardian, but when no frantic adults came out in search of their missing child, his brother called 911.
Antonio soon realized he could hear kids playing nearby, so he carried the boy with him and followed the sounds to the gated driveway of the house next door. Unbeknownst to him at the time, the home is the site of Little Crumbles Day Care, a family child care business that has been in operation since 2001…