Crime & Safety

13-Year-Old Boy Missing In Salem: Police

Salem police said the boy, who is not from this area, has not been seen since he left a Perkins Street home to walk a dog around 2 p.m.

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Salem police are seeking the public's help in the search for a 13-year-old boy who disappeared while walking a dog in the Perkins Street area Monday afternoon.
Salem police are seeking the public's help in the search for a 13-year-old boy who disappeared while walking a dog in the Perkins Street area Monday afternoon. (Salem Police Department)

SALEM, MA —Salem police are seeking the public's help in the search for a 13-year-old boy who disappeared while walking a dog in the Perkins Street area Monday afternoon.

Police said Owen Hansen, who is not from the area with his family visiting from Minnesota, is white, 5-foot-6 and about 115 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black Nike T-shirt and grey mesh shorts when he left the Perkins Street home about 2 p.m.

The dog he was walking is a medium-sized golden mixed breed with a blue collar.

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Police said he may have gotten lost in an unfamiliar city.

If anyone has seen Hansen, or knows of his whereabouts, contact Salem police at 978-744-1212.

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