Post by LadyBlue on Oct 31, 2012 11:46:19 GMT -5
Adriel Thomas left a friend's house and was supposed to ride his bicycle three blocks back to his home but did get get home, said sheriff's spokesman Brandon Haught.
Two hours after Thomas failed to show up at home, his mother called the Sheriff's Office for help. Thomas has run away in the past, but never at night and he had never been gone for long. His mother said that Thomas had been upset recently because she had turned off his cellphone service, Haught said.
Deputies responded to the boy's home on Wing Terrace after they were called at 9:26 p.m. The mother said Thomas had been at a friend's house in the 1100 block of Whitewood Drive and had left there to return home on his bike at about 7 p.m.
Deputies and a Sheriff's Office helicopter canvassed the area for several hours, to include all stores, parks and vacant homes. Missing person fliers were distributed and phone calls were made to residents in the area using the A Child is Missing service. A relative in Sanford was also contacted, but Thomas wasn't there, Haught said.
Deputies continue to search for Thomas on Wednesday.
Thomas is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs about 215 pounds. He was last seen wearing a jean jacket, blue plaid shorts and a black backpack. He rides a black and gold 10-speed bicycle. Anyone who has information about his whereabouts is asked to call Deltona investigators at 386- 860-7030, or Sheriff's Office central dispatch at 386-736-5999. If there is an emergency, call 9-1-1.
www.news-journalonline.com/article/20121031/NEWS/121039952?Title=Volusia-deputies-looking-for-missing-12-year-old-Deltona-boy
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