Non-verbal autistic child reported missing from school, Maplewood NJ
Missing PersonA non-verbal autistic fourth-grade student went missing from Clinton Elementary School in Maplewood, NJ. The child was last seen wearing an olive-green hoodie and may have exited the school near Irvington Avenue and Garfield Place. Police and school staff are searching the area, reviewing security cameras, and coordinating with local authorities to locate the child.
Audio|Source: Maplewood Police Department
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Transcript:
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Okay, 411, can you respond to the school,
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Clinton Elementary?
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411, the program.
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412, I'll head over to check the area.
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Receive. 417, can you head to the school also so you guys can check the inside while everyone else check it out?
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417, you receive.
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LC, you may be still in the YV.
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I could, uh, just with that problem over here.
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Bruce,
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I suppose bring your personal with you because I'm getting a picture set to me on the trail forward.
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Careful.
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All right, be advised,
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he has done this before, eloped, but he had never left the building.
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The last couple instances, he was in another classroom.
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The school did go into lockdown where they checked each classroom looking for him and he was not there.
01:14
Nothing further on this.
01:28
37, 8, I'm back, I'm going to point in Jacobi. I mean, is Missing Ju-Con signal, too?
01:35
Yes, that's a firm.
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I'll give you the description. It's a fourth grade male student wearing an olive green hoodie and has black curly hair.
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Autistic male.
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Appreciate you. Oh, there.
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Four of two, I'm pulling up.
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Receive.
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347, all units are clear at Jacoby.
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That's clear as well. I'll head over to the area to check the area.
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10-4[1].
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357 and 4-4-4-3-3-7 and 431 make your way also.
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We can have everybody over there until we need you.
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Forte Central GD is off in the area of that's cool.
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Thank you.
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Yeah, 411. Just be advised, they call the code yellow if they check the school, no one's in the school.
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They also have teachers on the exterior working around single 23 and towards Irvington have.
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All right, section 411, can you confirm a timeframe on this of when that child went missing?
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930.
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3.84 to 411. Can you get an address for that juvenile?
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(number withheld) Taylor Place, apartment (number withheld) in South Orange.
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Department (number withheld).
03:29
All right, South Orange PD has already been aware of the 290 conditions because of the area. I'll see if I can get a unit to go over to the residents.
03:39
Do we know if this male is verbal or non-verbal?
03:47
Non-verbal.
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All right, non-verbal. And just repeat that address so I can have South Orange check.
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Yeah, (number withheld) Taylor Place, apartment (number withheld) in South Orange.
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All right, we see, thanks.
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So they're trying to look through the cameras down in the school.
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They believe the child exit through the,
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towards Irvington Avenue and Garfield Place.
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Receive that.
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Or something I'm clear from each crew. I'll respond to that area.
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Receive.
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Receive. Such as Bia v. I myself forward to two, we're going to be on foot checking Essex's part of the area.
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All right, we see 959.
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10-4: Acknowledgment (Affirmative)
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Location mentioned:
Near Berkshire Rd, Maplewood, NJ 07040
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