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Boy, 11, With Autism Is Missing In Menifee

MENIFEE (CBSLA.com) — Authorities are asking for the public's help in finding a missing Menifee boy with autism.

Sheriff's officials say 11-year-old Terry Dewayne Smith went missing over the weekend.

Deputies dispatched at 10:33 a.m. Sunday to a home in the 33000 block of Helen Lane learned that Smith went missing on Saturday at 7:30 p.m., according to Riverside County Sheriff's Sgt. Lisa McConnell.

A search for Smith turned up no clues. A bloodhound did not pick up his scent.

Smith is 4 feet 8 inches tall, weighs 76 pounds and has blonde hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing blue basketball shorts.

Deputies urge anyone who has seen Smith or knows about his whereabouts to call the Sheriff's Perris station at (951)210-1000.

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