Police locate autistic child near bus stop after school escape, Huntington WV


A young autistic child left school and was found near a bus stop on First Street. Police responded to ensure the child's safety and reunite them with their parents.
Audio|Source: Huntington Police
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Transcript:
Two-12. Two-12. Two-12. I have a check welfare. On correction, 700 block of first street, color-alizing a small child running in traffic so that he... about the family dollar so that the kid does not appear to be five be a white male or a gray t-shirt black shorts and black shoes two-quarter twelve good at the beginning man that's how you can my office if you feel until we can find this with the kids. We're also getting more information now that he is not running into traffic. He's at the bus stop. We're also going to call from south side. Apparently he left the school. 2124. You guys able to start that way? I'll hit his way. I copy six. Was there another unit that marked up? I walked up here. I'm clear from this. I'm sorry on his way. and route to the location where the child was going to be at first and seven. They have not advised us. They did say an officer was on scene that the school had something around to them. Yeah, we started taking see where the school resource officer is because who went to go through them, I'm sure, notified parents and all that other stuff. autism service center with me. They know who the kid is. He's supposed to be in school over at Southside. So Paul Southside, let them know that they let this office the kid run away from them and they should probably be looking for them. And then we need to try to get hold of the parents. And I'll try to work on that with these guys. I copy. They advise they have someone around. I'm over here at first and six. Did we ever get a call from Southside? Affirmative. They were one of the callers that called in for that they had someone on the way that he was autistic.
Two-12. Two-12. Two-12. I have a check welfare. On correction, 700 block of first street, color-alizing a small child running in traffic so that he... about the family dollar so that the kid does not appear to be five be a white male or a gray t-shirt black shorts and black shoes two-quarter twelve good at the beginning man that's how you can my office if you feel until we can find this with the kids. We're also getting more information now that he is not running into traffic. He's at the bus stop. We're also going to call from south side. Apparently he left the school. 2124. You guys able to start that way? I'll hit his way. I copy six. Was there another unit that marked up? I walked up here. I'm clear from this. I'm sorry on his way. and route to the location where the child was going to be at first and seven. They have not advised us. They did say an officer was on scene that the school had something around to them. Yeah, we started taking see where the school resource officer is because who went to go through them, I'm sure, notified parents and all that other stuff. autism service center with me. They know who the kid is. He's supposed to be in school over at Southside. So Paul Southside, let them know that they let this office the kid run away from them and they should probably be looking for them. And then we need to try to get hold of the parents. And I'll try to work on that with these guys. I copy. They advise they have someone around. I'm over here at first and six. Did we ever get a call from Southside? Affirmative. They were one of the callers that called in for that they had someone on the way that he was autistic.
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Location mentioned:
Near 1st St, Huntington, WV 25701
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