Ludlow Police locate missing autistic man

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with a correction from the Ludlow Police of the spelling and age of the missing person.

LUDLOW, Mass. (WWLP) – The Ludlow Police Department have located a missing 25-year-old autistic man.

According to the Ludlow Police Department, Brandin Beaudoin was located around 2:45 p.m. on Armory Street in Springfield by a Springfield Police Officer. He was taken to a nearby hospital for examination and then reunited with his family.

“Thank you to our mutual aid partners for their professionalism during this search, and to the Massachusetts State Police for providing invaluable resources. I wish to recognize the Springfield Police Department, and the officer whose attentiveness led to locating this individual,” said Ludlow Police Daniel Chief Valadas. “I would also like to extend my gratitude to Fire Chief Ryan Pease and the Ludlow Fire Department for all of their help.”

Police began searching for Brandin after he was last seen on Sunday at 7:00 p.m. leaving his family home. A photo shared below by police showed Brandin walking west on East Street near the Polish Club.

Ludlow police officers and detectives alerted neighboring departments to be on the lookout for him and entered him into the CJIS/NCIC system as a missing person. The Ludlow Police activated a larger search team to include the Massachusetts State Police with assistance from the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department. The Ludlow Police issued an emergency reverse 911 notification for residents on Monday around 2:00 p.m.

Ludlow police updated on social media around 3:00 p.m. that he had been located.