Crime & Safety
Police Find Disabled Man Near Grandparents' House
Relative called police when 22-year-old relative wandered away from house at night.
On Wednesday, Aug. 10, at 5:30 a.m., a resident of the 900 block of Mercer Street called police for assistance in locating her 22-year-old emotionally disturbed grandson who had walked away from the house the night before.
Police said the caller said her grandson, who was visiting from California, suffered from a mental disability and could not be located.
K-9 search teams from the Mercer County Sheriffs Department and the New Jersey State Police, along with officers from the Mercer County Sheriff's Department, helped Princeton Township police check the area.
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The 22-year-old, whose name is being withheld by police, was located within a mile of his grandparents' home.
He was medically evaluated at the scene and then transported by the Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad to Capital Health Systems/Fuld for further treatment.
