Missing Chula Vista Boy Found

Chula Vista Police have found the missing 12-year-old boy who ran away from home.

At about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, police say the boy was confronted by his mother outside their home in the 300 block of Vance Street in Chula Vista.

The mother told officers they were arguing about her son not coming inside the apartment when told, and he was upset his mother stopped him from going to the mall with friends.

The 12-year-old ran off during the argument.

According to police, his mother searched around their home and contacted his friends, but she could not find him.

She did not notify police until 8:30 the next morning when the boy still had not returned home or gone to school.

His mother told police this is the first time he has run away.

Finally, the 12-year-old was found just after 7:15 p.m. Thursday.

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