Autistic NYC boy’s death prompts tracking plan

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FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, file photo, after an arm, torso and legs were discovered a day earlier, a New York Police Department dive unit continues the search for human remains along a rocky shoreline in the Queens borough of New York. The remains were those of missing autistic teenager Avonte Oquendo. The U.S. Department of Justice said Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, it will fund voluntary tracking devices for children with autism or other conditions that put them at risk for fleeing their caregivers. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Following the death of an autistic teenager who walked away from his New York City school last year, the U.S. Department of Justice said Wednesday it will fund voluntary tracking devices for children with autism or other conditions that put them at risk for fleeing their caregivers.

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