Search Continues For Missing 4-Year-Old Boy At Castle Island In Boston: Police Search Continues For Missing 4-Year-Old Boy At Castle Island In Boston: Police
Search Continues For Missing 4-Year-Old Boy At Castle Island In Boston: Police After a late-night search for a missing boy at Castle Island in Boston turned up dry, crews are still trying to locate the 4-year-old. Mohamed Abou Fofana, of South Boston, was playing at a park with an adult family member at Castle Island on Sunday evening, May 14, Massachusetts State Police report. Shortly after 7 p.m,, the relative lost sight of Mohemed and was unable to find him. The relative called police around 7:30 p.m., reporting the boy was missing.   #BREAKING: This is 4-year-old Mohemed Fofena.He went missing in South Boston last night off Castle Island. We just spoke with h…
Peabody Cafe Closes After Fire, Putting Its Good Works On Pause Peabody Cafe Closes After Fire, Putting Its Good Works On Pause
Peabody Cafe Closes After Fire, Putting Its Good Works On Pause A coffee shop that gives back to its community is now asking for a helping hand of its own. Breaking Grounds, a coffee shop located on 67 Main Street in Peabody, brews up opportunities for people with disabilities and autism, but a fire that broke out on Wednesday, May 10 will keep the cafe closed for up to six weeks, according to the Breaking Grounds site.  Operated by Northeast Arc, Breaking Grounds provides jobs and career training for people, and has successfully placed more than 30 people in jobs throughout the North Shore.  Its job training program, called Project Perk, is …
FOUND: Autistic Man With Western Mass Ties Who Went Missing While Traveling From Georgia FOUND: Autistic Man With Western Mass Ties Who Went Missing While Traveling From Georgia
Found: Autistic Man With Western Mass Ties Who Went Missing While Traveling From Georgia UPDATE: Pittsfield Police report that Andrew Zisiades has been safely located. Police are asking for the public's help in finding a 39-year-old man who went missing while traveling from Georgia to Massachusetts.  Andrew Zisiades began traveling to the state on a Greyhound Bus on Monday, April 24, according to the Pittsfield Police Department on Facebook.  The Pittsfield Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance with locating 39 year old Andrew Zisiades who has... Posted by Pittsfield Police Department on Friday, April 28, 2023 Authorities believe that Zisiades got off t…
Missing Toddler Rescued From Train Tracks Near Tarrytown Station: Video Missing Toddler Rescued From Train Tracks Near Tarrytown Station: Video
Missing Toddler Rescued From Train Tracks Near Tarrytown Station: Video Several Metro-North employees are receiving recognition for rescuing a missing three-year-old boy who they spotted on train tracks near a station in Westchester.  The incident happened on Thursday, April 6 around 3:15 p.m., when MTA Locomotive Engineer William Kennedy was operating a southbound Hudson Line train north of Tarrytown station when he noticed a young child on the northbound track, according to MTA officials.  Kennedy then sent out an emergency radio communication to all nearby train crews to let them know about the child.  Soon after this, northbound Train 737, operated by Loc…
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…
Missing: Long Island Teen May Need Medical Attention, Police Say Missing: Long Island Teen May Need Medical Attention, Police Say
Missing: Long Island Teen May Need Medical Attention, Police Say Officials have released an alert for a missing Long Island teen who may need medical attention. Maurice Hannah, a 13-year-old autistic child from Farmingdale, was last seen at 11 p.m. on Sunday, April 16, according to the alert released by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services. Hannah may be in need of medical attention, according to the alert, and was on Secatogue Avenue when he disappeared. Hannah is described as a Black male, standing five feet tall and about 100 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. The boy was last seen wearing black jeans, a black sweatshir…
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…
Mom Killed During Ex's VA Abduction Was Trying To Start New Life With Son, Boyfriend Says Mom Killed During Ex's VA Abduction Was Trying To Start New Life With Son, Boyfriend Says
Mom Killed During Ex's VA Abduction Was Trying To Start New Life With Son, Boyfriend Says After years of suffering, 34-year-old Tatiana David was on the path to happiness. The mom had set out to start a new life with her 4-year-old son, Xavier, according to her boyfriend, Alex Wyche. David's dreams, though, never came to fruition: On her 34th birthday Wednesday, April 5, the Ithaca, NY mom was was abducted allegedly by her ex-boyfriend, Michael Davis, of Richmond. During Davis' trail of terror — which included a shootout with police on a Virginia highway — Davis died. David's current boyfriend, Wyche, is hoping happiness is still in the cards for her young son. More than $800 h…
President Kennedy? Former Bedford Resident RFK Jr. Announces 2024 Bid For White House President Kennedy? Former Bedford Resident RFK Jr. Announces 2024 Bid For White House
President Kennedy? Former Bedford Resident RFK Jr. Announces 2024 Bid For White House There's now a possibility of another Kennedy back in the White House if the political winds blow in the right direction. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - son of the late US Attorney General and New York Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and nephew of President John F. Kennedy - filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for president in the 2024 election, he announced Friday, April 7. The 69-year-old will run as a Democrat, according to his FEC filing. He said that he will officially kick off his campaign in Boston on Wednesday, April 19. “I am grateful for the outpouring of support…
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. 
Flo Rida's Son In ICU After 5-Story Fall From Jersey City Window, Mom Taking Legal Action Flo Rida's Son In ICU After 5-Story Fall From Jersey City Window, Mom Taking Legal Action
Flo Rida's Son In ICU After 5-Story Fall From Jersey City Window, Mom Taking Legal Action The mother of rapper Flo Rida's 6-year-old disabled son is taking legal action after the boy fell five stories from a window of their Jersey City building earlier this month, leaving him seriously injured. Alexis Adams claims building management was negligent and careless and did not install size guards on windows, causing her son, Zohar Dillard, to fall out onto the pavement below, according to court documents filed by Steven P. Haddad, of the Haddad law firm. Zohar DillardSteven P. Haddad Zohar, who was diagnosed with autism and a brain condition, suffered a shattered pelvis, left met…
Mom Seeking Donations After 6-Year-Old Son Dies In Accidental Cape Cod Fire Mom Seeking Donations After 6-Year-Old Son Dies In Accidental Cape Cod Fire
Mom Seeking Donations After 6-Year-Old Son Dies In Accidental Cape Cod Fire A mother is asking for help after her 6-year-old autistic son was killed in an accidental fire on Cape Cod this weekend.  Shantal Thomas lost her son Kyi in a two-alarm fire that happened at their Orleans home on Saturday, Feb. 4, according to a GoFundMe campaign.  Kyi, a student at Harwich Elementary School, loved watching "SpongeBob SquarePants" and "Boss Baby," his mother wrote on the GoFundMe page. His favorite color was red.  "He was my God baby and just like my own son," a family member said on Facebook. "King I love you little man and will truly miss you and your sweet angelic smil…