Missing 6-year-old boy from Newark found safe sleeping in car in New Jersey

NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) — A missing 6-year-old child with autism in Newark has been found safe.

Police said the child left the family’s apartment on Elizabeth Avenue in Newark between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. Monday.

The city immediately deployed police and search teams to search the neighborhood and nearby parks.

He was found sleeping in a parked vehicle in the area of ​​Hansbury Avenue and Elizabeth Avenue, authorities announced around 1 p.m.

He may have crawled in to take shelter from the rain.

Police broke a window to find him and took him to hospital for observation.

Neighbors and community leaders breathed a sigh of relief after he was found safe.

“We’re grateful and appreciative of the way they’ve stepped up and come together to help us make this happen, so I want to thank everyone for coming forward,” Councilor Patrick Cool said. “We want to continue to support the family pray.”

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