PA JEREMIAH COTTMAN: Missing from Chester, PA - 28 May 2025 - Age 2 *Found Safe*

Missing 2-year-old boy found safe in Philadelphia, Chester Police confirm

A 2-year-old boy who was reported missing was found safe in Philadelphia on Saturday, Sept. 6, Chester City police confirmed.

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Police in Delaware County launch search for missing 2-year-old boy​

The City of Chester Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a 2-year-old boy who went missing.

Police said they are trying to locate Jeremiah Cottman, also known as Jarimah Cottman and Jeremiah Jamar Ferguson, who was born on May 30, 2023.

On Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, police said officers responded to Jeremiah's Mothers home due to a reported argument, and that's when they learned that family members of Jeremiah haven't seen him since his birthday party in May.

According to police, Jeremiah's mother refuses to give any information on his whereabouts. Now, the Department of Youth and Family Services has launched an investigation.

Police looking for missing 2-year-old Jeremiah Cottman in Delaware County, Pennsylvania

The City of Chester police are searching for missing 2-year-old Jeremiah Cottman, who also goes by Jeremiah Jamar Ferguson.

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Police looking for missing 2-year-old Jeremiah Cottman in Delaware County, Pennsylvania​

Police in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, are searching for a missing 2-year-old boy.

The City of Chester Police Department said they need help finding Jeremiah Cottman.

Police say the boy also goes by the name Jeremiah Jamar Ferguson.

According to police, Jeremiah is 2 years old and about 3 feet tall. He has brown eyes and short black hair.

According to the Chester City Help, Incident, and Resource Page, Jeremiah was last seen by family members on May 28, 2025, at Memorial Park for his birthday.

If you see him or know his whereabouts, police are asking you to call 911 immediately.


Media - JEREMIAH COTTMAN: Missing from Chester, PA - 28 May 2025 - Age 2

 

[Guess Who]

Why so many different names for such a little fellow?

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Why so many different names for such a little fellow?

Mom's last name and dad's last name? I assumed "Jarimah" might be a misspelling on a birth certificate.

 

[RoundPeg]

Here we go again.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Chester police searching for missing 2-year-old

Police say Children & Youth Services has asked the mother to show them the child, but the mother has not yet done so.

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Chester Police Capt. El’len Morgan said on Friday morning that the child was reported missing on Wednesday evening after there was a domestic incident between the biological mother and the father of her other children.

That incident opened up an inquiry with Children and Youth Services about the safety of her other children, and Jeremiah has not been accounted for.

At CYS’s request, the child’s mother was asked to present the child to verify the child’s welfare but had not done so on Friday afternoon. CYS is now seeking a court order, and Chester police is assisting CYS to locate the child and confirm the child’s safety, police said.

 

[GrandmaBear]

I never see a reason to lean towards innocence when a parent fails to report a child missing, especially one as young as this. It's an automatic tilt of the scale towards guilty for me.

There sure is a lot of this that goes on nowadays, never reporting it and someone else finally does or says they have not seen the child in how long. Has this always went on and we just notice it now more or has it ramped up? The failure to report I mean.

 

[Kimster]

Chester police searching for missing 2-year-old

Police say Children & Youth Services has asked the mother to show them the child, but the mother has not yet done so.

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Chester Police Capt. El’len Morgan said on Friday morning that the child was reported missing on Wednesday evening after there was a domestic incident between the biological mother and the father of her other children.

That incident opened up an inquiry with Children and Youth Services about the safety of her other children, and Jeremiah has not been accounted for.

At CYS’s request, the child’s mother was asked to present the child to verify the child’s welfare but had not done so on Friday afternoon. CYS is now seeking a court order, and Chester police is assisting CYS to locate the child and confirm the child’s safety, police said.

I didn’t see if the children that were there have been taken? They need to be removed, in my opinion.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Police in Delaware County launch search for missing 2-year-old boy

The City of Chester Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a 2-year-old boy who went missing.

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Police in Delaware County launch search for missing 2-year-old boy​

In an update, police said that Jermiah's mother confirmed that he is missing and has not been seen since early June of 2025, and is believed to be with Ashley Ferguson or Roger Montgomery, also known as Yousef Montgomery, who are known to frequent areas in Philadelphia.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Looks like mom is saying he's with his grandparents. Grandparents weren't there either so that is potentially a good thing.

Police go to Philly house looking for 2-year-old; he wasn’t there

Full-court press on to find child and the grandparents.

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Police go to Philly house looking for 2-year-old; he wasn’t there​

Detectives from Chester, Delaware County and the Philadelphia Police Department said they responded Saturday morning to 4040 Spruce St. in Philadelphia as part of the ongoing investigation into the missing 2-year-old Jeremiah Cottman.

Investigators have reason to believe that Jeremiah recently resided at that address with his grandparents, Ashley Ferguson and Roger Montgomery.

Despite police efforts, Jeremiah and his grandparents remain unlocated, police say.

Anyone with information or sightings of Jeremiah, Ashley or Roger is urged to call 911 or Chester Police Capt. El’lan Morgan at 610-447-8433 or emorgan223@chesterpolice.org; Chester Detective Robert Ticknor at 610-447-8431 or rticknor309@chesterpolice.org; or Delaware County Investigations Sgt. Steve Bannar at 610-891-4118 or bannars@co.delaware.pa.us.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Missing 2-year-old boy found safe in Philadelphia, Chester Police confirm

A 2-year-old boy who was reported missing was found safe in Philadelphia on Saturday, Sept. 6, Chester City police confirmed.

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Missing 2-year-old boy found safe in Philadelphia, Chester Police confirm​

A 2-year-old boy who was reported missing in Chester City, Pennsylvania, was found safe in Philadelphia Saturday night, police confirmed.


On Saturday, Sept. 6, Chester City Police and Philadelphia Police responded to a home on the 4000 block of Spruce Street where they believed Jeremiah had recently stayed with his grandparents. After not finding anyone at the location, police returned to the home hours later Saturday night.

Police then found Jeremiah at the home. Police also took two people from the home into custody. Investigators have not yet identified those two individuals or revealed if they face any charges.

Jeremiah, who appeared to be in good condition, was taken to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for an evaluation and is in the custody of Child & Youth Services (CYS).

 

[Guess Who]

Whew!

 

[noZme]

Good outcome but there is serious family dysfunction.