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Police Locate Missing 5-year-old Autistic Child in Rockville

For Immediate Release: Thursday, October 8, 2020

On Wednesday, October 7^th, at approximately 3:26 p.m., officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 2^nd District responded to the 10700 block of Kings Riding Way in Rockville for a report of a missing autistic 5-year-old boy.

Based on the circumstances and the risk involved, the officers’ response was elevated to a priority response.  The missing child ran out of the house unexpectedly, and the grandmother was unable to keep up with him.  More than thirty different officers from the 1^st District, 2^nd District, K9 officers, Maryland-National Capital Region Park Police, and off-duty officers assisted in an extensive search of the area.  The search was coordinated by a Montgomery County Department of Police – Managed Search Operation Team (MSOT) officer.

At approximately 4:12 p.m., officers located the missing child hiding in a vehicle in the 5700 block of Brewer House Circle.  He was unharmed and safely reunited with his mother.

The Montgomery County Department of Police – Autism/IDD, Alzheimer’s/Dementia Outreach Unit reached out to the family to provide additional information about wandering prevention and provided a MCPD Wandering Safety Kit.

For more information about the Department’s Autism/IDD, Alzheimer’s/Dementia Outreach Unit, please visit www.montgomerycountymd.gov/AIDD

If your loved ones have wandered away, please call 911 immediately so that police can respond.

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Release ID: 20-394
Media Contact: mcpnews 
Categories: found-person, missing-person, public-service