
BEAUMONT, Texas — The Beaumont Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating a critically missing 14-year-old boy with autism.
Police said officers were dispatched at about 7:51 p.m. Tuesday to the 3900 block of North Major Drive after receiving a report of a missing child.
The child was identified as Taiden Armstrong, a 14-year-old Black male who was last seen inside his residence around 4 p.m. Investigators believe Taiden may have wandered away from the home.
Police described Taiden as 5 feet, 9 inches tall and about 150 pounds with brown eyes, braided hair and glasses. He was last seen wearing a pink jacket and blue jeans.
Anyone with information about Taiden’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Beaumont Police Department at 409-832-1234 or Southeast Texas Crime Stoppers at 409-833-TIPS (8477).