INDIANAPOLIS -- An Indianapolis teen with autism is found cold and wet, but safe after disappearing for nearly 27 hours.
Hunter
Valant was found on Old Oaklandon Boulevard North Drive just before
10:30 p.m. Tuesday. His friends and family are now celebrating, thankful
he's alive.
Showing posts with label missing person. Show all posts
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Monday, July 11, 2011
Police Searching for Missing Autistic Teen
Our hearts go out to the Garza family during this stressful time.
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- San Jose police are seeking help in finding a 13-year-old autistic boy who was last seen going to sleep in his parents' home early this morning.
The parents of Jesus Garza woke up this morning at about 6:30 a.m. and found that their son was not inside the family's home in the 300 block of North 8th Street, according to San Jose police.
Jesus is autistic and has the mental capacity of a 6- or 7-year-old child, according to police. His speech is slow and deliberate and might be difficult to understand.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Runaway Spends 11 Days in NYC Subways
When will the police realize that when a person with a developmental disability is missing, it can't be treated as just another missing person.
Day after day, night after night, Francisco Hernandez Jr. rode the subway. He had a MetroCard, $10 in his pocket and a book bag on his lap. As the human tide flowed and ebbed around him, he sat impassively, a gangly 13-year-old boy in glasses and a red hoodie, speaking to no one.
After getting in trouble in class in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, and fearing another scolding at home, he had sought refuge in the subway system. He removed the battery from his cellphone. “I didn’t want anyone to scream at me,” he said.
All told, Francisco disappeared for 11 days last month. Since Oct. 26, when a transit police officer found him in a Coney Island subway station, no one has been able to fully explain how a boy could vanish for so long in a busy train system dotted with surveillance cameras and fliers bearing his photograph.
But this was not a typical missing-person search. Francisco has Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism that often causes difficulty with social interaction, and can lead to seemingly eccentric behavior and isolation. His parents are Mexican immigrants, who say they felt the police were slow to make the case a priority.
Day after day, night after night, Francisco Hernandez Jr. rode the subway. He had a MetroCard, $10 in his pocket and a book bag on his lap. As the human tide flowed and ebbed around him, he sat impassively, a gangly 13-year-old boy in glasses and a red hoodie, speaking to no one.
After getting in trouble in class in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, and fearing another scolding at home, he had sought refuge in the subway system. He removed the battery from his cellphone. “I didn’t want anyone to scream at me,” he said.
All told, Francisco disappeared for 11 days last month. Since Oct. 26, when a transit police officer found him in a Coney Island subway station, no one has been able to fully explain how a boy could vanish for so long in a busy train system dotted with surveillance cameras and fliers bearing his photograph.
But this was not a typical missing-person search. Francisco has Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism that often causes difficulty with social interaction, and can lead to seemingly eccentric behavior and isolation. His parents are Mexican immigrants, who say they felt the police were slow to make the case a priority.
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