Do we have another case in the Jewish community to compare this to? Because this is an awesome response and I'm wondering if it's the community... kind of like Elizabeth Smart?
WOW... that is awesome. I hope they find him soon.
it is hard for most people who are not from the NYC area to fully grasp how insular this community is. generally speaking, they stick to their own, they live within the confines of delineated neighborhoods for religious purposes, send their kids to religious schools, and only deal with non-Orthodox when necessary.
it does not surprise me that there are stories that the boy was seen in the company of an Orthodox male. had he been walking with a non-Orthodox person, everyone in the community would have been staring and it would have set off alarm bells immediately.