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Missing Portsmouth boy returns home safe

Investigators are searching for Elijah Harris, who was last seen around 10 p.m. Monday near the 2600 block of Hight Street.
Credit: Portsmouth Police Department
Elijah Harris

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — UPDATE: Portsmouth police said on Tuesday afternoon that 12-year-old Elijah Harris had returned home safely. No other information was given.

ORIGINAL STORY:

Portsmouth police are seeking information about the whereabouts of a 12-year-old boy, who has been missing since Christmas Day.

Investigators are searching for Elijah Harris, according to a release from Lt. Jeffrey Branch, a spokesman for the Portsmouth Police Department.

Harris was last seen around 10 p.m. Monday near the 2600 block of High Street.

Police say he is about 5-foot-4 and 120 pounds and was last seen wearing black jeans, a black long-sleeve shirt with an orange design, and black, white and gold Nike tennis shoes. 

Anyone with information about Harris is asked to call the Portsmouth Police Special Victims Unit at 757–393–8536. Anonymous tips can be submitted via the Crime Line at 1–888-LOCK-U-UP, the “P3 Tips” app or website at portscrimeline.com.

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