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Police locate missing Kansas City, Missouri, boy, 12

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UPDATE, 11:30 p.m. | The boy has been located safely.

ORIGINAL REPORT | Police in Kansas City, Missouri, are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 12-year-old boy.

The boy was last seen around 11:45 a.m. Sunday near E. 30th Street and Benton Boulevard.

The boy is described as a Black male, 5-feet, 2-inches tall, 115 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

He was wearing blue shorts and a white T-shirt at the time he was last seen.

Anyone with information about the boy should call 911 or the KCPD Missing Person’s Unit at 816-234-5136.

If you have any information about a crime, you may contact your local police department directly. But if you want or need to remain anonymous, you should contact the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline by calling 816-474-TIPS (8477), submitting the tip online or through the free mobile app at P3Tips.com. Depending on your tip, Crime Stoppers could offer you a cash reward.

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