Missing Juvenile located
On Friday October
18th at approximately 7:40am Readington Twp Police
responded to a Whitehouse Station residence for a missing
juvenile. Upon arrival at the residence the father reported his
16 year old son was missing and believed he walked away from
the residence during the early morning hours.
Readington
Police began an extensive search in the woods surrounding the
area, officers utilized Readington K-9 along with South
Plainfield K-9 and conducted the initial search. Following
missing persons protocol Hunterdon County Prosecutors Office
Child Abduction Response Team was notified and assisted in the
investigation. New Jersey State Police
Aviation Unit, Missing Persons Unit, Canine Unit and Technology
Unit all responded and assisted in the investigation.
Due to the
vast area of woods surrounding the residence a land search was
coordinated, taking part in the search was Somerset County
Sheriff's K-9, New Jersey Park Police K-9 Whitehouse Station
Rescue Squad, Readington Township CERT, New Jersey Search and
Rescue.
At approximately 3:30 pm the
missing juvenile was located safe and unharmed.
