Collin Specht 18, (Autistic) missing 7/11/09 Mandeville, LA (Found Safe)

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Mandeville teen missing since Saturday
Sunday July 12, 2009, 3:04 PM

An 18-year-old Mandeville man who suffers from autism has been missing from home since Saturday, according to Mandeville Police Department spokesman Ron Ruple.

Collin Specht is believed to have left home in the Fontainebleau Subdivision off West Causeway Approach seeking a ride to Florida, Ruple said.



Specht is 5 feet-5 inches tall and weighs 185 pounds. He has black hair, brown eyes and was wearing a red T-shirt and khaki shorts and had a blue back pack.

Anyone having information is requested to contact the Mandeville Police Department at 985.626.9711.

http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/07/mandeville_man_missing_since_s.html

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Mandeville PD searching for missing 18-year-old

02:46 PM CDT on Sunday, July 12, 2009

MANDEVILLE, La. ― Mandeville Police are searching for an 18-year-old boy who has been missing since 5 p.m. Saturday.

Collin Specht, who has Asperger’s Syndrome, has told his parents in the past about wanting to go to Florida.

Specht’s parents said he was last seen walking around 5 p.m. in Mandeville along the North Causeway Blvd. service road. He was wearing khaki shorts, a red shirt and was carrying a dark green duffle bag.

According to the National Institute of Health, “Asperger's syndrome (AS) is an autism spectrum disorder. It is milder than autism but shares some of its symptoms. It is more common in boys than girls. An obsessive interest in a single subject is a major symptom of AS.”

Anyone with information about Specht’s whereabouts should call Mandeville Police at 985-626-9711

http://www.wwltv.com/local/northshore/stories/wwl071209bhspecht.336cb673.html

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Missing Mandeville teen found in Mobile
Posted:07/12/2009 9:20 PM
MANDEVILLE, La. ― An 18-year-old boy who was reportedly missing since Saturday evening, was found safe in Mobile, Alabama, according to Mandeville Police.

Courtesy of the Specht family

18-year-old Collin Specht has been missing since late Saturday afternoon.
Collin Specht, who has Asperger's Syndrome, had apparently told his parents in the past about wanting to go to Florida. The short report from Mandeville Police Sunday night said only that the young man had been found safe and that his parents had picked him up in Mobile.

Specht's parents said he had been seen walking around 5 p.m. in Mandeville along the North Causeway Blvd. service road. He was wearing khaki shorts, a red shirt and was carrying a dark green duffle bag.

According to the National Institute of Health, “Asperger's syndrome (AS) is an autism spectrum disorder.
http://m.wwltv.com/wwltv/db_21348/contentdetail.htm;jsessionid=C9A9BB8B54A9E00E0F9E4D59A533D885?contentguid=C8vbSGwz&detailindex=2&pn=0&ps=5

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Missing Mandeville teen found in Alabama
by The Times-Picayune
Sunday July 12, 2009, 9:25 PM

An 18-year-old Mandeville man who has autism was found safe in Alabama Sunday evening, Mandeville Police Department spokesman Ron Ruple said.

Mandeville Police tracked Collin Specht through his cell phone's GPS locator and found him in Mobile about 6 p.m., Ruple said.

He was believed to have left home in the Fontainebleau Subdivision off West Causeway Approach seeking a ride to Florida, Ruple said.

Mandeville Police contacted Mobile Police, who picked Specht up and held him until his parents could get him, Ruple said.

Specht was uninjured and was expected to be back in Mandeville Sunday night, Ruple said.
http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/07/missing_mandeville_teen_found.html



YAY! Thank goodness for GPS. Glad this young man was found safe!

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Thank God!