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Vulnerable Spokane Valley teen found safe

Police say they located the 12-year-old teen safe after he was reported as a runaway.
Credit: KHOU

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — Spokane Valley police have found the missing vulnerable 12-year-old boy safe. He had been missing since Thursday. 

Police say he was first reported as a runaway and officers were attempting to locate him due to his special needs. Police found him safe on Friday afternoon. 

The 12-year-old teen was reported missing by his mother on Thursday night. His mother said he has run away in the past but has come back soon after.

Police say he was last seen at approximately 8 a.m. on Thursday at his home in the area of E. Broadway Avenue and N. Adams Road in Spokane Valley.

Dakotah is known to go to Wal-Mart on Broadway Avenue and likes the downtown area of Spokane. He was last seen wearing a black shirt with a Levi’s logo, light blue shorts, and light blue shoes.

Anyone with information about Dakotah's whereabouts is asked to call Crime Check at (509) 456-2233, reference #10083055.

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