UPDATE: Chapel Hill Police said in a release at 8:10 a.m. on Tuesday that Dane Sanford was safely located.

The Chapel Hill Police Department is seeking the public’s help in located a 12-year-old reported missing on Monday afternoon.

An alert from the department shortly before 6 p.m. said officers are looking for Dane Sanford of Chapel Hill, who was last seen around 1 p.m. in the area of 102 Jackie Robinson Street — which is in a neighborhood off Legion Road.

Police described Sanford as 5-foot and weighing around 115 pounds. He was last seen wearing a gray hoodie, black jogger pants, a white shirt, and a blue backpack. The alert added Sanford is possibly wearing white and red shoes.

 

Police encourage anyone who has details on Sanford’s whereabouts and wellbeing to call 911 or contact the Chapel Hill Police Department directly (919-968-2760). Additionally, though who wish to remain anonymous can also call the Chapel Hill-Carrboro-UNC CrimeStoppers hotline (919-942-7515) or use its website.

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