Residents Asked To Check Security Cameras In Missing Teen Search

MCHENRY COUNTY, IL — The McHenry County Sheriff's office is asking residents and business employees to check their security cameras from this weekend, specifically after 9:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, for any signs of a missing 18-year-old male from Huntley. According to the sheriff's office, 18-year-old Aidan Beckford was last seen in the area of Nish Road and Highview Road in McHenry around 10 p.m. Friday.

The sheriff's office said when crews arrived to the area Friday, they learned Beckford had gotten into an argument with a family member before leaving the area. Beckford was last seen wearing beige shorts, a blue shirt, and was not wearing shoes, according to the sheriff's office.

On Friday, the sheriff's office launched an extensive search and included their marine unit, K9 unit, thermal imagers, and a drone, but did not find the teen, according to a release.

The sheriff's office said Beckford is 5'8" and 160 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Beckford also wears glasses, but wasn't wearing them Friday night, and didn't have a cell phone or wallet with him, officials said.

According to a since-removed Facebook post by a woman who appears to be Beckford's stepmother, community members joined together to search for the missing teen Monday morning where he went missing in unincorporated Crystal Lake. In the post, Jackie Schmuldt Beckford said her stepson left his cell phone at home and is "not in a good mental state."

"His dad passed away 3 years ago and that is the last place that we lived near (Highview Estates)," the woman wrote in the post. "The police are searching and ask that if you see him to call them and do not approach him."

Anyone with information, or anyone who sees Beckford, are asked please contact the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office at 815-338-2144.

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