Crime & Safety

Police Successfully Search for Missing Potomac Hills Teen

Teen missing Sunday night for several housrs

Fairfax County police  joined by the police helicopter searched for a missing Potomac Hills teenager for about four hours Sunday evening before finding the boy.

The boy, who reportedly suffers from autism, was reported missing about 7 p.m. The Fairfax police helicopter took to the air. Bloodhounds from the Spotsylvania County police department helped with the search on the ground, police said.

The boy was found in good condition about 11 p.m. just off of Lewinsville Road near Nicole Marie Court, police said.

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