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UPDATE: Queens 12-year-old, who was reported missing on Thursday, has been found
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Published Sep 15, 2022
Modified Sep 16, 2022
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UPDATE: On Friday morning, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards announced that Luis Osorio had been found.
A 12-year-old Queens boy with autism has gone missing, the NYPD said on Thursday.
Luis Osorio, of Beach 29th Street in Far Rockaway, was last seen on Wednesday around 2 p.m. wearing a black Adidas jumpsuit with a white stripe, a white polo shirt and a navy blue Nike backpack, police said.
The office of Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. asked the public for help finding the boy, describing him as mildly autistic. A spokesperson for Richards' office said the boy was said to have a fascination with trains.
The NYPD released an image of the 5-foot-4-inch boy looking directly into the camera, wearing a long-sleeved Gap shirt.
Anyone with information was asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
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