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NYPD Releases Sketch in Search for Missing 11-Year-Old Brooklyn Boy

The case stems from an ACS welfare check that prompted a joint investigation.

Police on Saturday released a sketch of Jacob Pritchett, 11, who is reported to have been missing for one to two months. According to police, the autistic boy, who is nonverbal, was last seen with his mother (right) in their Brownsville, Brooklyn, home — though she has denied to police that she has a son. (NYPD)
Police are searching for an 11-year-old autistic Brooklyn boy near his Howard Avenue apartment. (Google)
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Overview

  • Police on Saturday released a sketch of 11-year-old Jacob Pritchett, described by officials as autistic and nonverbal, saying they lack a photograph.
  • Officers were called to 614 Howard Avenue in Brownsville for a welfare check, but the boy was not found and a subsequent search turned up no sign of him in the apartment, backyard, or dumpsters.
  • A cadaver dog alerted to human blood on or near the refrigerator inside the apartment, leading investigators to execute warrants and expand their search.
  • Authorities say the 50-year-old mother was taken to a hospital for evaluation and is not currently in custody; ACS recovered a birth certificate after she initially denied having a child.
  • Neighbors say they have not seen the child in weeks or longer, and officials have not found a public-school record for him; anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.