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Missing Child Dies At Hospital After Being Found In Maryland Waters Missing Child Dies At Hospital After Being Found In Maryland Waters
Missing Child Dies At Hospital After Being Found In Maryland Waters Marcel Traore, 6, has died at an area hospital after going missing in Baltimore County and later located during a search of Lynch Cove on Friday afternoon. Shortly after 9 a.m. on June 21, first responders were called to the 2000 block of Inverton Road in Dundalk, where there was a reported missing child near a boat ramp, prompting an extensive search and recovery effort in the area. DUNDALK,MD *LARGE SEARCH* INVERNESS PARK BOAT RAMP - PD/FD SEARCHING WATER AND SHORELINE FOR MISSING 6 YO MALE AUTISTIC CHILD - K9 TRACKED TO THE BOAT RAMP - BOATS AND RESCUE SWIMMERS DEPLOYED #BREAKING — Al…

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by Zak Failla
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Family Of Slain Parole Officer Says 'Entire State Of Maryland Mourns Alongside Them' Family Of Slain Parole Officer Says 'Entire State Of Maryland Mourns Alongside Them'
Family Of Slain Parole Officer Says 'Entire State Of Maryland Mourns Alongside Them' The entire state of Maryland is mourning alongside the loved ones of Agent Davis Martinez, who was killed by a parolee during what should have been a home visit, according to his family.  Martinez, 33, a Maryland parole and probation officer, was found suffering from traumatic injuries in Chevy Chase last week after he did not return home from work.  He was the first agent alleged to have been killed by a client while on duty, according to Maryland Gov. Wes Moore's office. “Agent Martinez served with distinction and our state is safer because of him—our entire state grieves his l…

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by Zak Failla
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Girl's Story Ended In Tragedy — Now Friends Are Rallying For Her MD Family Girl's Story Ended In Tragedy — Now Friends Are Rallying For Her MD Family
Girl's Story Ended In Tragedy — Now Friends Are Rallying For Her MD Family Support is swelling for the family of a 10-year-old autistic girl from Charles County whose story ended in tragedy. Maddelynn Wallace’s body was found Sunday, April 16, approximately 14 hours after a manhunt was launched when her family reported her missing in the area of Turner Drive in the Malcolm area of Waldorf. On Monday, April 17, the Charles County Sheriff's Office said that Wallace's body has been positively identified by the Medical Examiner after she was found approximately a mile from where she had last been seen. Her body was ultimately found in a 25-foot deep water-filled qua…

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by Zak Failla
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Body Found Amid Search For Missing Girl In Maryland Body Found Amid Search For Missing Girl In Maryland
Body Found Amid Search For Missing Girl In Maryland A body was found in a Charles County quarry less than a day after the county sheriff's office launched a search for a missing 10-year-old girl with autism. Police in a tweet expressed condolences to Maddelynn Wallace's family, but would not specifically confirm whether or not it was the Waldorf girl's body that they found, pending an autopsy with the medical examiner. The discovery was made in a "deep quarry" on Sunday morning, April 16, approximately 14 hours after authorities launched a search for the nonverbal child, the county sheriff said. The sheriff's office issued a renewed call f…

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by Zak Failla
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Concern Grows For Missing Autistic Baltimore Man Concern Grows For Missing Autistic Baltimore Man
Concern Grows For Missing Autistic Baltimore Man Baltimore police are asking for the public's help in locating an autistic man who was last seen earlier this week. Keineth Taylor was last seen in the 6300 block of McClean Boulevard around 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 4, according to Baltimore Police. Police are classifying Taylor as a vulnerable adult and are urging anyone who has seen him to contact Baltimore police by calling 911. 

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by Annie DeVoe
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MS-13 Member Accused Of Murdering 20-Year-Old Autistic Woman In Harford County: Police MS-13 Member Accused Of Murdering 20-Year-Old Autistic Woman In Harford County: Police
MS-13 Member Accused Of Murdering 20-Year-Old Autistic Woman In Harford County: Police An undocumented immigrant from El Salvador believed to be a member of the MS-13 street gang has been charged with strangling a 20-year-old autistic woman to death last summer in Harford County, police say. The Aberdeen Police Department announced on Thursday, Jan. 19 that a 17-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of Kayla Hamilton in the afternoon of July 27, 2022. Kayla HamiltonGoFundMe photo According to police, on the day of the murder, officers were called to a home in the unit block of East Inca Street in Aberdeen to investigate the death of a woman who had gone into cardi…

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by Zak Failla
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Missing Teen With Autism Found Dead After Kidnapping, Beating: Police Missing Teen With Autism Found Dead After Kidnapping, Beating: Police
Missing Teen With Autism Found Dead After Kidnapping, Beating: Police Eight people have been charged including a 14-year-old girl and at least one family member in the kidnapping, beating and killing of a 19-year-old man with autism, authorities said. Hayden Robert Garreffa, of Dilltown, PA, was found dead by state troopers in a wooded area of Brush Valley Township on Saturday, Oct. 22 around 4 a.m., according to a state police briefing on Tuesday, Oct. 25. His death was believed to be a homicide, according to state police citing the Indiana County coroner's office. The police think he was kidnapped, and beaten on the same day that he was kille…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Parents Demand Answers After Photos Of Autistic Son Using The Bathroom At School Posted Online Parents Demand Answers After Photos Of Autistic Son Using The Bathroom At School Posted Online
Parents Demand Answers After Photos Of Autistic Son Using The Bathroom At School Posted Online After an autistic 14-year-old boy was recorded unknowingly in a Prince George's County school bathroom, his parents are looking for those responsible to be held accountable, reports NBC Washington. A video of the freshman with his pants around his ankles while using the bathroom in Largo High School was reportedly posted to Instagram, prompting the school to contact his parents. His "heartbroken" parents say that their child functions at a third-grade level and would not have even understood what was going on, the outlet continues. The child is reportedly supposed to have an aide that assis…

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by Annie DeVoe
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VA Boy Is 2nd 6-Year-Old Boy With Autism To Drown On East Coast In 24 Hour Span VA Boy Is 2nd 6-Year-Old Boy With Autism To Drown On East Coast In 24 Hour Span
VA Boy Is 2nd 6-Year-Old Boy With Autism To Drown On East Coast In 24 Hour Span Two 6-year-old boys with autism — one from Virginia the other from New York — drowned near their homes over 600 miles away from each other just days apart. Landon “Waldy” Raber, who is non-verbal and has Down syndrome, was found dead in a pond around 5:30 a.m. Monday, July 11 after he wandered away from his home in Buckingham County Sunday evening, authorities said. Onnex Thompson-Hall, a 6-year-old boy with autism, was also found dead in a pond the day before not too far from his home in upstate New York. He was reported missing from the Washington County Fairgrounds at around 10:40 a.m.…

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by AJ Goldbloom
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$2.5M Settlement Reached In Choking Death Of Maryland Student: Report $2.5M Settlement Reached In Choking Death Of Maryland Student: Report
$2.5M Settlement Reached In Choking Death Of Maryland Student: Report Anne Arundel Public Schools has reached a $2.5 million settlement in the case of the negligent death of 17-year-old Bowen Levy, who choked on a rubber glove in school and died days later at a hospital, WMAR reports.  The settlement will go to Bowen's family, whose teen boy with autism ingested the rubber glove at Central Special School in 2019.  The district released a statement on Wednesday, May 5 expressing remorse in the "preventable death," which reads in part: "Bowen’s death has had an enormous impact on many, but nowhere has that impact been more massive than on h…

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by David Cifarelli
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Autistic Man Jumped At Work In Catonsville May Be Case Of Mistaken ID: Report Autistic Man Jumped At Work In Catonsville May Be Case Of Mistaken ID: Report
Autistic Man Jumped At Work In Catonsville May Be Case Of Mistaken ID: Report A Maryland grocery store worker with autism was recovering after being jumped at work on Sunday, Feb. 6, according to a report from WBAL-TV. Corey Roberson, 38, was punched and kicked in the face by two men at the Shoppers store in Catonsville where he had been working for the past 16 years, the outlet says. This was the third time Roberson was attacked at the workplace where he is known as a "gentle giant," his parents told the news outlet. Police believe the assault was a case of mistaken identity and are still on the hunt for the alleged attackers. Click here for more from WBAL-TV…

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by Nicole Acosta