Search for missing 11-year-old enters 3rd week; apartment sealed with NYPD sign posted at door
As of Friday, Oct. 3, police have not released a photo of the missing boy.
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An 11-year-old boy from Brownsville hasn’t been seen in weeks, and neighbors say the silence around his disappearance is disturbing.
A sign posted by the NYPD where the boy lives reads "Seal for door of DOA premises." Police tell News 12 the boy was not found on the premises.
Sources tell News 12 that blood was found on the fridge in the apartment where 11-year-old Jacob and his mom lived. Police officers were also captured on video searching through the dumpsters in the back of the apartment building for evidence.
Police say they were first called to the boy’s Howard Avenue building after a request from Children’s Services for a wellness check. Officers searched the apartment, the backyard and even a dumpster nearby. Still—no sign of the child.
Neighbors told News 12 they haven’t seen the boy in weeks, some saying it’s been even longer. They believe he may be autistic and never enrolled in school.
One neighbor, David Alcantara, said the case is hitting him hard as a parent.
“It’s disturbing that people don’t take care of their kids. I can’t think of stuff like that because I love my kids,” Alcantara said.
Sources tell News 12 the boy’s mother was taken into police custody on Wednesday and later moved to a hospital to be evaluated. Police are treating her as emotionally disturbed.
Neighbors say they often heard the mother yelling at the boy before he vanished. Now, many are asking the same question: Where is this child?
As of Friday, Oct. 3, police have not released a photo of the missing boy.
