"Authorities in upstate New York have joined the search for an 11-year-old Brooklyn boy with autism who hasn't been seen in more than a week. The New York City Police Department released a sketch of Jacob Pritchett last week, according to WABC. The outlet reported that authorities had gone to the boy's mother's Brooklyn apartment on Sept. 25 to conduct a wellness check. Jacob, who is reportedly nonverbal, was not found."
"While being questioned, the boy's mother allegedly said she didn't have a child, police said, according to WABC, News 12 and WHAM. WABC reported that investigators later found the boy's birth certificate in the apartment listing the woman as Jacob's mother. The mother was taken to the hospital for evaluation but has not presently been charged with a crime. Authorities subsequently searched a landfill in Perinton, N.Y., near Rochester, according to News 10."
"Police are searching for a missing 11-year-old boy with autism whose mother allegedly denied having a child when questioned by authorities. The boy, Jacob Pritchett, was reported missing following a welfare check at his mother's apartment in Brooklyn. Authorities have subsequently been searching a landfill in upstate New York where garbage from New York City is taken. The New York City Police Department released a sketch of Jacob Pritchett last week, according to WABC."
An 11-year-old Brooklyn boy with autism, Jacob Pritchett, has been missing for more than a week following a welfare check at his mother's apartment on Sept. 25. Jacob is reportedly nonverbal and was not located during the wellness check. Investigators say the boy's mother allegedly denied having a child when questioned, but the boy's birth certificate was later found in the apartment listing her as his mother. The mother was taken to the hospital for evaluation and has not been charged. Authorities released a sketch and have searched a Perinton, N.Y. landfill where New York City garbage is taken.
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