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Autistic Boy Goes Missing, Triggers State Alert
The missing youth got separated from his mother at Golf Mill Shopping Center in Niles. After neither security nor police found him, police issued a statewide alert.
On Saturday just after 6:30 p.m., a Prospect Heights woman reported that her autistic 13-year-old son walked away from her while they were at Golf Mill Shopping Center, and they became separated and she could not find him, according to police. Golf Mill security instituted a Code Adam alert, which mobilizes the mall's security and staff for finding missing children or disabled adults. Earlier: Golf Mill Locks Down for Lost Kids The youth was not located, and when police responded, they searched the mall the the surrounding area, but did not find him, according to the report. They placed him on a state missing person's database and a statewide broadcast alert was issued. About three hours later, at 9:30 p.m., Prospect Heights police …
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