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Search For Missing Boy Ends In Tragedy For PA Family: Police Search For Missing Boy Ends In Tragedy For PA Family: Police
Search For Missing Boy Ends In Tragedy For PA Family: Police The search for a missing child came to a tragic end on Monday, April 29 in one Chester County town. Officials were called to a Kennett Township home on the 600 block of Chandler Mill Road around 2:45 p.m. for reports of a missing 5-year-old boy who had autism, local police said. The child was find amid a widespread search involving multiple agencies, face down in a neighbor's pond, police said. Officers dove into the pond and rescued the boy, starting life-saving measures immediately.  Despite all efforts, the boy was pronounced dead at Dupont Hospital, police said.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Missing PA Girl Has Lehigh Valley Ties, Police Say (UPDATED) Missing PA Girl Has Lehigh Valley Ties, Police Say (UPDATED)
Missing PA Girl Has Lehigh Valley Ties, Police Say (Updated) Update: The subject of this report has been safely located, said Allentown police.  A missing child from Erie has family members in the Allentown area, city police say.  She was last seen in January, Allentown police wrote in a release. She is 5-foot and 130 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.  Martinez was last known to be wearing a green and white hoodie with sweatpants, authorities said.  Anyone with information can call APD's Community Outreach Unit at 610-437-7741. 

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Police ID Boy Killed By Man, Mom Who Told Family He Was Fatally Struck By Car: Philadelphia PD Police ID Boy Killed By Man, Mom Who Told Family He Was Fatally Struck By Car: Philadelphia PD
Police ID Boy Killed By Man, Mom Who Told Family He Was Fatally Struck By Car: Philadelphia PD Police have arrested a 30-year-old Philadelphia man who they say helped a 28-year-old mother kill her 4-year-old son, whom she said died after he was struck by a vehicle, authorities announced. Dominique Bailey, of Lebanon Street, has been charged with murder, endangering the welfare of a child, false reports, abuse of corpse, and related offenses in the death of Damari Carter, Philadelphia police said on Saturday, Jan. 6 (Click here for photos of Damari from AIDBIPOC). Kevin Spence, 30, who lives on the 3800 block of Reno Street, was later charged in the case with criminal conspiracy, murd…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Details Emerge In Bucks County 9-Year-Old's Death Details Emerge In Bucks County 9-Year-Old's Death
Details Emerge In Bucks County 9-Year-Old's Death Authorities have released more information after a 9-year-old boy was found dead in a Bucks County pond early this week.  A dive team recovered the child's body from a small pond at Vaux and Hickory drives in New Britain Borough just before 6 p.m. on Monday, June 19, Daily Voice reported.  Now, the Bucks County Coroner's Office says the boy died by drowning and that the manner of death was accidental, following an autopsy conducted Wednesday, June 21.  "At this time, given that he is a minor, he is being identified by the initials JM Jr.," the coroner said. “O…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Missing Boy, 9, Found Dead In PA Pond Missing Boy, 9, Found Dead In PA Pond
Missing Boy, 9, Found Dead In PA Pond The body of a 9-year-old boy who had gone missing was pulled from a Pennsylvania pond on Monday evening, June 19, officials said. Police arriving at the pond located at Vaux and Hickory drives in New Britain Borough saw a boy’s bicycle with a fishing pole next to it, around 5:50 p.m., the Central Bucks Regional Police Department said. A dive team from Point Pleasant Fire Department responded and found the young boy within minutes. He was taken to Doylestown Hospital where he was pronounced dead just after 7 p.m., police said. The area remains an active scene with police presence.…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Missing Berks Child 'May Be At Special Risk Of Harm': State Police Missing Berks Child 'May Be At Special Risk Of Harm': State Police
Missing Berks Child 'May Be At Special Risk Of Harm': State Police State police in Berks County are seeking a 5-year-old boy who they say "may be at special risk of harm or injury."  Michael Balthaser of Strausstown was last seen with 30-year-old Noah Balthaser near 28 Main Street in Upper Tulpehocken Township around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, troopers said in a release.  Michael Balthaser is described as 3-foot-5 and 60 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a black flannel shirt, a gray hoodie, tan cargo pants, and a camouflage baseball hat, police said.  Noah Balthaser drives a 2014 Dodge Ram 1500 with Pennsylvania tag number ZCM0202, pol…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Parents Of Non-Verbal Boy In South Jersey Found (UPDATED) Parents Of Non-Verbal Boy In South Jersey Found (UPDATED)
Parents Of Non-Verbal Boy In South Jersey Found (Updated) UPDATE: The child's parents have been located. ORIGINAL STORY: Police in Camden County need your help identifying a child who can't identify himself. He has been turned over to the care of the New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency, Pennsauken police said mid-day Friday, May 19. Pennsauken police said they found the boy in the area of Marlton Pike and Waldorf Avenue. He is approximately 4'5" and weighs 80 pounds.  "At this time, we have been unable to identify him," police said on Facebook. If anyone knows this juvenile, please call (856) 488-0080 extension…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
5-Year-Old Boy Missing In Philadelphia 5-Year-Old Boy Missing In Philadelphia
5-Year-Old Boy Missing In Philadelphia Philadelphia police are looking for a missing 5-year-old boy, the department told Daily Voice. Tyleek Young was last seen on the 6400 block of Woodland Avenue around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 9, city police said.  He is described as 4-foot-7, weighing 70 pounds with a thin build, short hair and brown eyes. A description of his clothing on Tuesday was not immediately available, investigators added.  Anyone with information is urged to call the Southwest Detective Division at 215-686-3183 or 911. 

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
3-4 Year-Old Boy Found In Lancaster County Street, Police Say 3-4 Year-Old Boy Found In Lancaster County Street, Police Say
3-4 Year-Old Boy Found In Lancaster County Street, Police Say No photo has been released of a young boy found walking alone in a Lancaster County street on Friday, March 3, 2023.  He was spotted walking in the area of Fourth Street in Columbia Borough, area police say.  Additional information was not released. Anyone with information about this boy or his parents or if you are missing a child; contact the Columbia Borough Police Department at 717-684-7735.

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Boy Missing From Church Youth Group Found Dead In PA Camp Pool: Coroner Boy Missing From Church Youth Group Found Dead In PA Camp Pool: Coroner
Boy Missing From Church Youth Group Found Dead In PA Camp Pool: Coroner Less than 12 hours after a 12-year-old boy went missing he was found dead in a central Pennsylvania camp swimming pool, authorities say.  Pay Kahi was first reported missing from his church youth group at Summit Grove Campground near 140 S. Front St., at 3:45 p.m., according to a release by York County officials.  The boy was described as wearing a white T-shirt, along with black-and-green swim trunks, and being about 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighing 121 pounds with a thin build, according to a release by York County Office of Emergency Management.  Kahi was foun…

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by Jillian Pikora