Boy Wanders From Peninsula Juvenile Detention Center, Found Nearby: Police [UPDATED]

UPDATE: A juvenile offender who walked away from a minimum security detention facility Monday night in unincorporated San Mateo County was apprehended nearby a few hours later, according to the county's probation department.

The boy walked away from Camp Glenwood at 400 Log Cabin Ranch Road in the La Honda area around 8:30 p.m., according to Chief Probation Officer John Keene, but he never left the area and was already back in custody Tuesday afternoon.
"He was found maybe a mile away from the facility," Keene said. "He really didn't put up a fight, just came right back with the staff."

County officials initially reported that the boy had walked away from the Log Cabin Boys School, which Keene said is quite close to Camp Glenwood, but those reports were found to be inaccurate.

ORIGINAL STORY AS FOLLOWS:

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — San Mateo County officials are asking for the public's help finding a boy who walked away from a local juvenile facility. The boy, who was not identified by name, walked away around 8:30 p.m. from a minimum-security facility, which is operated by the San Francisco Juvenile Probation Department for delinquent male juveniles.

The facility, Log Cabin Ranch, is located in the unincorporated San Mateo County community of La Honda. The boy apparently left around 8:30 p.m., according to county officials.

"A Hispanic male juvenile with a gray sweatshirt, yellow t-shirt and denim pants walked away from the Log Cabin Juvenile Facility at 8:30 p.m. tonight," officials said via the San Mateo County Alert System.

"He may be in the La Honda area. If spotted, call 650 363-4911 or 911. Thank you."

Sheriff's spokesman Detective Sal Zuno Tuesday morning referred further inquiries about the boy's possible whereabouts to San Francisco officials since they operate the facility. Officials with the San Francisco Juvenile Probation Department were not immediately available Tuesday to provide an update on the case.

— Bay City News Service contributed to this report / Image via Shutterstock