16-year-old who left home after argument has been found safe, police say

ATLANTA, Ga. — UPDATE:

The Atlanta Police Department has canceled the BOLO for 16-year-old Jacob Parker.

Police said Parker was found safe on Monday night.

A member of the search party organized to find Parker told Channel 2′s Tom Regan that a lady found him in the cold at an apartment complex off Hollywood Road. She took him in and once she saw the news, she made him call home.

Channel 2 Action News asked police for additional details, but there were no further updates.

ORIGINAL:

The Atlanta Police Department is looking for a teen who ran away from home after an argument, police say.

On Saturday just before 8 p.m., police responded to Old Georgian Terrace in Northwest Atlanta about a missing child.

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After speaking with the father of 16-year-old Jacob Parker, police learned the teen ran away from his home on foot following an argument with his dad.

Parker is 5-feet-6 inches tall, weighs around 110 pounds, has black curly hair, and was last seen wearing a black shirt with black sweatpants.

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Anyone who has information regarding Parker or knows of his whereabouts, are asked to contact 911 immediately, the Atlanta Police Department’s Special Victim’s Unit at (404) 546-4260, or Crime Stoppers at (404) 577-TIPS (8477).

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