1 of 2 Missing Valley Boys Is Found Safe
One of two missing San Fernando Valley boys was found unharmed Wednesday afternoon in Long Beach, police officials said.
Acting on tips, police found Eric Sailor, 11, at a relative’s apartment, said Los Angeles Police Det. Corinne Malinka. The boy was taken into protective custody and police had not decided whether to press charges against the relative, Malinka said.
Eric was last seen Monday morning getting off a school bus at Mt. Gleason Middle School in Sunland. The bus driver didn’t know that the boy, who lives at Hathaway Children & Family Services in Lake View Terrace, had been expelled last week, police said.
Police are still searching for a second Valley boy, who was last seen Friday at Sunland Park.
Marcus Leonard King, an African American, is 5 feet 4, has black hair and brown eyes and weighs 155 pounds. He was wearing a white, long-sleeved shirt, long black shorts, white shoes and a black baseball cap with white lettering.
Marcus lives with his great-aunt in Sun Valley and has run away from home once before, police said.
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