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Missing Aurora autistic man found

Aurora police say a 22-year-old man with autism who was reported missing Sunday afternoon has been located safely in Crest Hill.

Russell Maurice Sims, better known as Maurice or Mo, was reported missing around 4:40 p.m. Sunday, police said. His family said Sims was upset and ran away from their home on the 2000 block of West Illinois Avenue in Aurora.

Officials say at 9 a.m. Crest Hill police located Sims walking in the area of Caton Farm and Weber roads in Crest Hill.

Russell Maurice Sims