August 20, 2008 Neighbors assist in search for Giovanni Gonzalez Play video

(NECN: Josh Brogadir, Lynn, Mass.) - Neighbors in Lynn, Massachusetts are helping search for a missing five-year-old boy. Authorities say Giovanni Gonzalez's mother dropped him off at his mother's house Friday. When she returned to pick him up, Ernesto Gonzalez said his son wasn't with him.

Ernesto is currently being held by police, charged with child endangerment. He is not cooperating with authorities, according to the police.

Neighbors say they are doing all that they can to help find the boy.

Police are not saying if they have any specific clues as to where the boy may be located, but they are saying they will not stop searching until he is found.

Giovanni's mother is currently speaking with investigators. She has a message for her son: Giovanni, call 911 if you are watching.