ANDRE SEIN-COLON - 15 yo/ Medical concerns - Newark CA

NEWARK -- Police are asking the public for help in finding a missing 15-year-old boy with medical problems.

Andre Sein-Colon was last seen Friday at Newark Junior High School, Sgt. Ray Hoppe said.


Sein-Colon has cerebral palsy and other medical problems, and walks with the aid of crutches, Hoppe said.

He takes medication twice a day but has no medication with him, police said.

Police described him as a black male, 5-foot-1, 110 pounds, and has short black hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information about his whereabouts can call police at 510-578-4237 or 510-578-4000.

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A Newark boy reported missing Friday was not abducted and appears to have run away from home, police said Sunday.

Since disappearing, Andre Sein-Colon, 15, has told friends he was aware of the effort to find him and didn't reveal any plans to come home, said Newark police Sgt. Aaron Slater. As a result, police now consider him a runaway.

Sein-Colon has cerebral palsy and other medical problems, and walks with the aid of crutches, police said. He takes medication twice a day but has no medication with him. Witnesses told police they last saw him on Friday at Newark High School.

Because of his medical issues police are still working to bring the boy home. Investigators are following up with his acquaintances, Slater said.

Police said Sein-Colon is black, 5-foot-1, weighs about 110 pounds and has short black hair as well as brown eyes.

Anyone with information about his whereabouts can call police at 510-578-4237 or 510-578-4000.

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FOUND

(03-05) 08:30 PST NEWARK -- A Newark teen with cerebral palsy who went missing Friday was found in Emeryville late Sunday, police said.

Andre Sein-Colon, 15, was last seen at Newark Junior High School at 6 p.m. Friday but did not return home.

"He left on his own accord," said Newark police Cmdr. Bob Douglas. "We located him in Emeryville unharmed and facilitated his return home."

Sein-Colon, who uses crutches, was not harmed, Douglas said. There were no signs of foul play.

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