PETER ALBRECHTSEN - 17 yo - West Covina CA

Police seek tips in finding missing West Covina teen

08/21/2012 11:57:06 PM PDT


Peter Gustavo Albrechtsen, 17, of West Covina has been missing since Aug. 19,
2012. Police think he ran away from home after arguing with his
parents. (West Covina Police Department)WEST
COVINA - West Covina police are asking for the public's help in finding
a 17-year-old boy who has been missing since Sunday.Lt. David Lee said Peter Gustavo Albrechtsen may have run away from home after an argument with his parents.
The teen has never run away before, he added. Albrechtsen's parents are
concerned for his safety as this is out of character for him, according to Lee.
The teen was last seen at his home around 11 p.m. Sunday.
Lee said the family noticed Albrechtsen wasn't in bed about 6 a.m.
Monday and thought he already left for school. But he didn't show up at
West Covina High School or attend football practice.
His parents reported him missing.
The teen is known to frequent the Cameron Youth Center at Cameron and Lark Ellen avenues.
Albrechtsen is Latino, stands 5 foot 8 inches tall weighs 130 pounds,
has brown eyes, black hair and a thin build. He also has a 1-inch scar
on his nose. He may be carrying a black backpack.
Anyone with information is asked to call West Covina Police at 626-939-8500.
http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_21370063/police-seek-tips-finding-missing-west-covina-teen

Missing West Covina Football Player Found




Peter Gustavo Albrechtsen, whose parents reported him missing Monday, returned home Wednesday night.

08/23/2012
A 17-year-old West Covina High School football player missing since
he ran away from home on Sunday returned home Wednesday night, police
said.


Peter Gustavo Albrechtsen "had just wanted to be by himself," said Lt. Ken Plunkett of the West Covina Police Department.


Peter is believed to have run away after an argument with his parents, though he had never run away before, Lt. David Lee said.


Peter was last seen at 11 p.m. Sunday. His family realized he was
missing at 6 a.m. Monday but assumed he had gone to school. When he
didn't turn up either at school or football practice, his parents notified West Covina police, Lee said.

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