Volunteer Of The Month: Student Finds Missing Person

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It won’t show up on a resume or a list of accomplishments, but one teen’s act of kindness made a difference for a peer in distress.

Arnold resident Ethan Teague was recognized during the Anne Arundel County Police Department’s awards banquet in June for his help locating a missing young man. Anne Arundel County Police Chief Amal Awad and District 5 Councilwoman Amanda Fiedler made the presentation during the banquet, which was held at Live! Casino & Hotel in Hanover.

The incident occurred last October 22 when Teague was a senior at Broadneck High School. Teague’s mother, Melissa Angelis, saw a Facebook post about a missing student who was in Teague’s graduating class and shared the information with Teague. He knew who the boy was, though he didn’t know him well.

Teague was surprised when he passed the missing boy while out driving on a cloudy evening.

“I was bored and driving around before a football game,” he said. “I was on some back roads and saw him at a stop sign; then he drove past me.”

Teague did a double take before following the car.

Angelis said, “He called me and asked me to read him the license plate.” It checked out. Teague told his mother, “I’m behind this kid!”

“I called the police and told them where I was, where I found him, and that I was still following him,” Teague said. “I kept updating them on where he was going and what he was doing.

“I followed him along St. Margarets Road, and to Blue Star Memorial Highway. He got out and walked toward the Navy Academy Bridge.”

Teague parked and continued to update the police before he saw several police cars driving to the bridge.

Angelis said, “[Teague] acted quickly. He did the right thing.”

A police officer approached Teague, got his information, and sincerely thanked him.

Angelis is proud of Teague, and happy the boy was found. She said her heart had been breaking for the missing boy and his family. “As a parent, it’s scary! To think one of your family members is missing — there’s desperation, and you just hope someone sees him, and that they haven’t gone too far. Fortunately, this young man stayed on the peninsula.”

Teague saw the boy at a sports banquet after the incident, and later, both young men walked the stage for graduation. Teague never divulged the boy’s name to his friends. Teague graduated from Broadneck High School in June. He will attend Anne Arundel Community College and major in business management when the fall semester begins.

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