Severely autistic child left unattended in mall, Jersey City NJ


A child with severe autism was left alone in a mall after his mother had a medical emergency and was taken to the hospital. Police and responders are searching for the child, who may still be walking in the mall.
Audio|Source: Jersey City Police
01:25
Transcript:
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We got a 30-year-old autistic child.
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autistic kids he's um his mother got in um his mother had a medical emergency while he was in the mall and the trap and he was left in he's severely autistic and we're not sure if he's still walking around the mall
00:25
Thank you. We see that.
00:27
I call that 30 more drops.
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Yeah, we're sergeant.
00:29
I'm putting you the forecar.
00:30
I'm going to respond as well.
00:31
And we'll get more information.
00:32
Who is the caller on this and where can we need them?
00:34
All right, we got the call from MC because the mother passed out and she was transported to the hospital.
00:41
We don't have a clothing description of him.
00:43
We do have a physical description.
00:45
He's actually one of the call-taker's brothers that work here.
00:49
He's light-skinned tall with a goatee.
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He has glasses.
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Location mentioned:
Mall Dr E, Jersey City, NJ
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