NYPD shares sketch of missing autistic Brooklyn boy, 11, whose mom denies she has son

"Police released a sketch Saturday of an 11-year-old autistic Brooklyn boy who has gone missing - whose mother has denied to police that she has a son - in hopes someone will recognize him. Jacob Pritchett, 11, was reported by police to have last been seen residing with his mother inside their home near East New York and Howard Aves. in Brownsville. The youngster is said by police to be nonverbal and unable to provide identifying information."

""We'd be chilling outside, and you'd see the boy in the window," neighbor Evelyn Rolon, 49, said. "He had a little car he played with. He never came out. He didn't go to school." "It's horrible," she said about the boy going missing. The city's Administration for Children's Services first got wind of the missing child on Sept. 25, when they received a phone call on a state hotline from a person concerned about the boy's well-being, police sources said."

"ACS investigators then visited the home that same day but the mother refused to let them in. Once cops were called to the scene, the mother allowed the officers and investigators inside, but claimed she could not physically have children and didn't have a child. ACS investigators returned to the apartment at 1:33 p.m. this past Wednesday, again accompanied by police. When she opened the door, the mother repeated that she didn't have a child, even though investigators confirmed that"

An 11-year-old autistic, nonverbal Brooklyn boy named Jacob Pritchett is missing and may have been absent since mid‑August. He was last reported living with his mother near East New York and Howard Avenues in Brownsville. Jacob is described as having a medium complexion, brown eyes and black hair. Neighbors reported not seeing him for six to eight weeks and recalled seeing him in a window playing with a small car. The Administration for Children's Services received a hotline call about the boy on Sept. 25 and investigators visited the home. The mother repeatedly denied having a child when contacted by ACS and police.

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