Crime & Safety
Police Ask For Help Finding Missing Marietta Man
Angelo Messineo, 21, went missing from foster care on Monday afternoon, according to police. They say it is not the first time it happened.
MARIETTA, GA — Police in Marietta are asking for the public's help finding a young man who went missing from the foster home where he was being cared for on Monday.
Somewhere around 5 p.m., Angelo Messineo wandered away from his foster home at 1521 Evanston Ct., police said. That is near the intersection of Sandy Plains Road and Scufflegrit Road.
He was last seen wearing a blue sweater with a white undershirt and brown khaki pants.
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Described as being a mid-functioning individual with autism, Messineo has disappeared from care before, police said. They say that if he becomes agitated, he may begin clapping his hands loudly.
He has trouble remembering numbers and may not know how to get back home if asked, according to police.
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Anyone with information about Angelo's whereabouts is asked to call 911.
Photo courtesy Marietta Police Department
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