Funeral arrangements set for boy who drowned in farm pond
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James Malloy, 20, is missing. Anyone with information is asked to call (312) 747-8385.
By CBS 2
CHICAGO ― A street vendor who is autistic has been missing since last week from the Southwest Side.
James Malloy, 20, is missing from the 4300 block of West 47th Street in Chicago. He was last seen on July 20.
Malloy is autistic and is a street vendor in the following areas: the 4600 block of South Pulaski, the 5100 block of South Kedzie and the 3600 block of North Western.
He is described as a white male, 5 feet, 5 inches, 135 pounds, with brown eyes, black hair and a light complexion.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at (312) 747-8385.
Source: http://cbs2chicago.com/local/missing.james.malloy.2.1830113.html
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Local police won’t help the family of a missing autistic man in Salem; they are asking for the public’s assistance.
(SALEM) – The family of a 30-year old Salem man described as autistic, is very concerned about the man’s recent disappearance. The family of Erick Svoboda, says he went for a bicycle ride around the neighborhood before dinner on Friday July 16th.
He has not returned. He has no friends that he goes to visit, and we are all afraid that he has come to come serious harm or injury.
Jan Brown, representing Erick’s family, “The Salem police will not actively look for him, even with his Autism because he is an adult. Only when it is considered a Criminal Investigation will they actively look for him.
“We are all saddened & outraged and this needs to be brought to the attention of the MEDIA in the state of Oregon to put the pressure on the Police Dept to start searching for him. How do they know if there is a criminal investigation if they won’t even search for Erick Svoboda?”
Erick is a 30-year old Autistic adult who will “agree to almost anything he is asked to do, and who is vulnerable to the world because he believes everything that he is told”.
He will respond when spoken to. Erick is not violent, his family stresses; he will withdraw even if voices are raised a little, will look at the ground when spoken to, and does not like eye contact.
A full Press Release will be posted soon. For now the family asks everyone reading this to please get the word out, someone may have seen Erick.
“We want him to return home to his family.”
Thank you in advance, from Jan Brown on behalf of Erick Svoboda’s family. If you have information on Erick Svoboda, please call the family at: 503 588-5429.
Source: http://www.salem-news.com/articles/july192010/erick-svoboda.php
Emergency alert about missing boy has residents up in arms
MIDDLETOWN – The morning after the dramatic search for a 14-year-old autistic boy, city police officials are standing behind their decision to send out an emergency phone alert late Thursday evening.
After reports that Middletown resident Nathan Chapman went missing, police notified the public by way of a phone alert sent out at approximately 11:30 p.m., a decision some residents are now up in arms over.
Dozens of locals have complained of the “inconvenience” of the late-night call and more, still, have asked how they can be removed from the system.
“I’ve gotten at least 40 calls on my personal phone alone,” Acting Deputy Chief of Police Gregory Sneed said. “It’s unfortunate that their sleep was disturbed, but this was a child. A 14-year-old autistic child. And he’s been found because of the public’s help.”
According to Sneed, the alert system, used only for emergency situations, is a way for the police department to transmit critical information to Middletown residents including flood warnings, Amber Alerts and dangerous persons reports.
“Once this is explained to them, the majority of people think it’s great,” Sneed said.
Chapman was reported missing late Thursday evening.
Police immediately sent out an alert asking residents to be on the lookout for the missing boy and gave his description. About 20 minutes later, Chapman was found at Cityside Condos on the corner of South Main Street and Randolph Road.
More: http://www.middletownpress.com/articles/2010/07/16/news/doc4c409d6d24c9b517144780.txt
Autistic child hit by car as a result of wandering
In St Paul, Minnesota on Thursday, five year old Godswill Udoh was struck by a car after he wandered from his home. Godswill’s mother states she left him in his room playing while she went to feed her two toddlers. When she went back into his room he was gone. She called 911 and began searching for her little boy. When she went outside to search they heard a commotion. She went over and they told her some little boy got hit by a car. This story is made more tragic as the car who hit the child ran off. They did not stop. There is a park across the street so there were witnesses to the incident some of who even chased the car but failed to get the license plate number. Police say his small body was flung onto the hood at which time his head struck the windshield. At this point he was propelled over the top of the car and landed in the street. Witnesses stated that there where three people in the car. How could anyone do something so vile? I cannot imagine anyone to be so heartless; to know you have hit a human being, a child no less, and you just keep going. We pray for Godswill’s recovery. We pray that those in the vehicle will come forward. We pray that no other child meets this fate as a result of wandering.
More / FULL : http://www.startribune.com/local/98149529.html?elr=KArksUUUU
Families of autistic children in Wilton now have another option of added safety, joining several communities across the state.
The Wilton Police Department launched a program during the first week in June called Autism Awareness 9-1-1, in which families of autistic children can let local emergency personnel know about the child’s condition.
The program, coordinated in the Nashua area by Gateways Community Services, is designed to help avoid any potential undue conflict from social misunderstandings between the child and the officer, particularly in instances with lost children where misunderstandings could create conflict.
Wilton Police Chief Brent Hautanen thinks the program will be useful.
“From a law enforcement perspective, the more information we have, the better our response is going to be,” Hautanen said. “If we have a child that’s missing that’s autistic, the faster we can get that information, the better we’ll be able to handle that call.”
Source / Full Article : Police in towns using Autism Awareness 911
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