Police search for missing child at Atlanta airport, College Park GA
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Missing PersonAs discussed during the dispatch call, police conducted a search for a missing autistic child last seen in the South Parking Garage at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The child's family reported the disappearance after returning to their vehicle and finding the child's belongings left behind. Multiple units, including air and K-9 teams, were involved in the search operation.
Audio|Heard on: Fulton GA Law Dispatch Group Calls
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04:26
Transcript:
00:00
3796, right?
00:02
I spoke with the (name withheld).
00:04
He advised that the young (name withheld) does not have a phone,
00:07
does not have any money.
00:08
He's never done this before.
00:10
He may have a pair of flip-flops on.
00:13
He advised that he was in the parking deck,
00:15
the south parking deck, went into the airport to let his (name withheld) use the restroom, came back out, his (name withheld)'s backpack was poured out in the vehicle.
00:24
And he was gone.
00:26
So that's why he's not sure of the location of the (name withheld) where he may have gone.
00:31
I'll copy that 37.96.
00:34
You said he may have on foot block.
00:35
In the 96, does he still have someone at the vehicle in the parking garage?
00:42
His (name withheld) and (name withheld) are still sitting in the vehicle in the south parking garage right now,
00:48
waiting on us to find their (name withheld).
00:50
27-8 I copy.
00:52
Also, he may be in a not-so-well-lit area,
00:56
lights sometimes aggravate those who are autistic,
01:01
so he may be in the shadow somewhere and not too much in the light.
01:05
We have a level in that parking deck, like a specific letter and number in that parking deck where we could start the search from.
01:15
You can start where that is located.
01:17
It's located exactly at level three,
01:21
L4.
01:22
If you get out of South Terminal S,
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and then you walk in the parking deck.
01:34
Once you walk in the parking deck, the person is going to be located on your right side.
01:39
It's a black vehicle.
01:41
Once you walk in the parking lot, it's going to be your right side.
01:49
You'll see them, wearing a light blue t-shirt.
01:53
Description withheld.
01:56
3709 to radio.
01:57
3709, go ahead.
01:59
We cleared level 2 through 4 in the north parking deck as well as the first level.
02:08
Also, can you show me outside? It's going to be, and also the curbs out here.
02:13
Permission to park on the Honda,
02:16
a maroon Honda CRV, Georgia tag (number withheld).
02:21
It's going to be on the outer curb of door N2, and can you give it about an hour? It's going to be law enforcement.
02:29
You said that's maroon.
02:31
It's a maroon Honda CRV, tag (number withheld).
02:41
Outer N2, one hour law enforcement.
02:49
3794 radio.
02:52
2794, when the units were in the parking deck looking, did you check the beds of pickup trucks? They sometimes tend to jump into those trucks and lay down.
03:02
3709 to radio, affirmative, checked the backs of the trucks and also in between the vehicles.
03:13
2786 radio.
03:15
2786, go.
03:17
2786, are you reading me? Affirmative.
03:20
I'm en route to the airport. ETA about 25 minutes.
03:32
Can we go ahead and start the air unit up to check the surrounding areas with infrared?
03:39
We're getting started now.
03:43
That's our CSX canine as well.
03:47
3794 to 2786, does the city of Atlanta have a tracking dog?
03:55
Negative, we don't have tracking dogs at the city of Atlanta. That's why radio contacted CSX and Norfolk Southern.
04:01
Radio, did they get back to us yet?
04:03
Check if SOS or APEC has tracking dogs.
04:10
Otherwise, GSP is working tonight. Troop C is going to have some dogs available.
04:18
See if we can get some K9 dogs from GSP.
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Location mentioned:
South Parking Garage, 115 S Terminal Pkwy, College Park, GA 30337
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