Crime & Safety

Baltimore Police Find Missing Boy, Charge Mother: Officials

Kuwan Taylor disappeared Wednesday night, Baltimore City Police Department reported.

UPDATE: Kuwan Taylor was found, and his mother was charged with abduction,Baltimore City police said Thursday.

(Previous report)—A Baltimore boy is missing and authorities think he was abducted by a parent, according to the Baltimore City Police Department.

Kuwan Taylor, 11, was last seen at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 17, police reported.

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He was in the 2100 block of Penrose Avenue at the time of his disappearance, according to police.

His mother, who has a mental illness, is believed to have taken him, according to WBAL, which reported she may have headed south to motels near the Baltimore County border with Taylor and three daughters ages 5 and under in tow. See a picture of the mother from WBAL.

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Anyone with information about Kuwan Taylor may contact 911.

Photo courtesy of Baltimore City Police Department.

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