Crime & Safety
Missing 12-Year-Old Boy In Union County, Police Ask For Help
Yohan Lopez was last seen on Wednesday near his home on Cherry Street in Elizabeth, said police.

ELIZABETH, NJ — Authorities are searching for a missing 12-year-old boy named Yohan Lopez who went missing on Wednesday morning.
Lopez was last seen on March 13 at 7:30 a.m. near his Cherry Street home in Elizabeth, authorities told Patch.
He was wearing a blue shirt and blue sweatshirt with khaki pants. He is described as Hispanic with short brown hair and brown eyes, weighing aroud 100 pounds. He speaks English, police said.
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Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact Union County Prosecutor Office Detective Ruiz at 908-591-6875 or Detective Coll at 908-347-2474 or the Elizabeth Police non-emergency line 908-558-2000.
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