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Boy With Autism, Father Reunited By Paramus Police After Jarring 2 Hours

Police officers in Paramus reunited a 13-year-old boy with autism and his father after the boy wandered off from the family home Sunday morning, Oct. 27, authorities said.

Paramus PD (file photo).

Paramus PD (file photo).

Photo Credit: Boyd A. Loving

The 5'9" Black male was wearing a black tracksuit and red and white sneakers when he wandered off near Split Rock Road around 8:15 a.m., Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. 

The department deployed its drone unit and updated its social media accounts to notify the public.

At 10:20 a.m., Officer Jason Hall spotted the boy safely walking along Farview Avenue, about half a mile away from home, the chief said. 

The boy was safely reunited with his father, Guidett said.

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