COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio is now closer to establishing an emergency alert system for children with autism who are missing.

Police departments are using social media platforms to reach media outlets and the public more broadly. Canines, drones, and ...

Ohio House passes "Joshua Alert" bill to enhance search efforts for missing children with developmental disabilities.

Ohio law enforcement may begin issuing emergency alerts when children with developmental disabilities go missing, under a ...

LIMA, Ohio -- Authorities say the four children who were missing from Allen County in western Ohio have been found and are safe. A missing child alert had been issued for all states between Ohio and ...

Ohio House passed House Bill 359 for a Joshua Alert system to find missing children with developmental disabilities, named after Joshua Al-Lateef Jr. who drowned near his home.

An Ohio bill aimed at creating a new alert for missing children who have autism passed the Ohio State House on Wednesday.The bill honors Joshua Al-Lateef, a 6-year-old West Chester boy who drowned in ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Four missing children were safely recovered in Cleveland on Friday after swift action by local authorities, the U.S. Marshals Service said in a news release. Earlier Friday, the ...

Nearly one year after a 6-year-old boy with autism drowned in a West Chester pond, the Ohio House of Representatives passed legislation to mitigate similar tragedies.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – An Ohio advisory board has set a new standard for law enforcement agencies regarding missing persons cases. Last week, the Ohio Collaborative Community-Police Advisory Board ...

Lateef, Jr., a 6-year-old from West Chester who fatally drowned near his home just hours after going missing in November 2024.