Crime & Safety

12-Year-Old Located Safe After Going Missing On Monday: Police

Police asked for help from the public to find a critically missing child with autism who was last seen in Milwaukee late Monday evening.

UPDATE: Marlon Johnson has been found safe, police said in an update to Twitter.


MILWAUKEE, WI — Milwaukee police asked for help from the public Tuesday morning in finding a critically missing 12-year-old with autism who was last seen late Monday afternoon.

Marlon T. Johnson was last seen Monday about 11 p.m. in the 2800 block of North 6th Street, police said. He is described as Black, 5-feet 4-inches, 110 pounds, brown eyes with a short afro.

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Police said Johnson was last seen wearing a red shirt, blue pajama pants with action figures on them, and black Croc shoes. Johnson is autistic and functions on the level of a 3-year-old, police said.

Authorites asked anyone with information to call 414-935-7405.

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