Missing Newark teen with autism found safe

NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- Police in Newark have located a teen boy with autism who had been missing early Thursday morning.

Sixteen-year-old Altaquan Mitchell was found on Irvine Turner Boulevard and appears unharmed.

He was reunited with his mom after being cleared by medical staff.

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