Multiple U.S. Cities Search Missing Vulnerable Children, Adults

Several vulnerable individuals have recently gone missing across the United States, prompting active searches by local police departments. In Long Beach, 16-year-old Corrion Scales, who has cognitive challenges and no phone or tracking device, disappeared after being dropped off at home. In Port St. Lucie, Florida, the body of 13-year-old nonverbal Roger Rivera, who has a toddler-level mental capacity, was found in a retention pond shortly after he ran off near his home. North Charleston police are seeking David Chapman, a 33-year-old vulnerable adult last seen at a residential home, while St. Paul authorities issued an endangered missing person alert for 18-year-old Amberlin Heywood, a vulnerable adult last seen in early August. Police urge the public to provide any information to help locate these individuals and emphasize caution when encountering vulnerable persons. These cases highlight ongoing concerns for the safety and welfare of vulnerable youth and adults in various communities.