Search for missing Lynn boy continues

LYNN, Mass.—The search continues for a missing five-year-old boy from Lynn.

Local and state police officers, together with FBI agents, today (Saturday) set up "informational roadblocks" in the neighborhood where Giovanni Gonzalez was last seen.

They are handing out flyers and are seeking information from people who routinely travel through the area around Brightwood Terrace.

It is the latest operation of the weeklong search that has involved a dozen law enforcement agencies and Lynn city departments.

Prosecutors say the boy was dropped off at his father's home Aug. 15. When the boy's mother went to pick him up two days later, Gonzalez said their son wasn't there.

Police have found a bloody mop in his father's apartment, but officials say investigators still hope the boy is alive.

His father, Ernesto Gonzalez, has pleaded not guilty to child endangerment. He's held on $500,000 bail.