Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Missing Teen In Venice Found

A missing 14-year-old who was reported to be in Venice was found early Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Quinn Clifford, 14, went missing April 16 in Los Angeles and was located in Venice.
Quinn Clifford, 14, went missing April 16 in Los Angeles and was located in Venice. (Courtesy of National Center for Missing & Exploited Children)

VENICE, CA — A 14-year-old who was reported missing in Venice by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in an urgent alert was found Wednesday morning, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Police said media and Twitter posts alerted officers to the child, who had run away again about two weeks ago. Officers found him Wednesday morning and he will be transferred to the Department of Children and Family Services.

Quinn Clifford disappeared from Los Angeles on April 16, according to NCMEC.

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He was last seen with dyed blue hair. He could go by the alias or nickname Taylor LeBous.

He is 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 120 pounds. He has blond hair and hazel eyes.

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Anyone with information was asked to contact 1-800-THE-LOST.

Editor's Note: This story was updated with the child found.

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