Missing 12-year-old boy with autism found safe
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UPDATE
Idaho Falls Police Department officials say thanks to tips and reported sightings by the community, EJ was safely located late Saturday evening.
Various tips came in, including that he had been sighted at the Albertsons in Ammon and was heading north, according to a department news release.
Police officers went to the area and were able to find EJ at the Ammon Walmart.
ORIGINAL STORY
IDAHO FALLS — The Idaho Falls Police Department is searching for a missing 12-year-old child with autism.
“EJ” Emerson Murray was last seen around 6:50 p.m. Saturday, July 12, in the 3000 block of Hartert Drive in Idaho Falls, according to a news release from the police department.
EJ was riding his orange and black bike, and was wearing a brown shirt and denim shorts.
EJ is 4’10” and 90 pounds. He has hazel eyes and light brown hair.
Anyone with information about EJ’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Idaho Falls Police Department at (208) 529-1200.