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NYPD, State Police Search Upstate Landfill for Missing Brooklyn Boy, 11, With Autism

The upstate focus reflects investigators tracking New York City refuse routes connected to the case.

Overview

  • Authorities searched the High Acres Landfill in Perinton, near Rochester, as part of the effort to locate 11-year-old Jacob Pritchett from Brownsville, Brooklyn.
  • New York State Police said Thursday’s landfill operation concluded without further details disclosed on findings.
  • Jacob is nonverbal and on the autism spectrum, and the NYPD previously released a composite sketch because no photograph was available.
  • The investigation began after a Sept. 25 welfare check when the boy’s mother allegedly denied having a child; ACS later found a birth certificate naming her and she was taken for psychiatric evaluation without charges.
  • Reports differ on when Jacob was last seen, with accounts ranging from more than a week to since mid-August, and officials continue to seek tips from the public.