Crime & Safety

Police: Missing Lynbrook Boy Found

Zell Boyd, 11, was found after vanishing from his Atlantic Avenue home Friday, cops confirmed.

Photo: Zell Boyd. Credit: NCPD

A Lynbrook boy that went missing Friday night has been returned to his family, according to Nassau County Police.

Cops said Zell Boyd, 11, had been found Sunday night after vanishing from his Atlantic Avenue home at 8 p.m. Friday.

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Police did not confirm the circumstances of his disappearance or those of his return home.

Boyd’s mother, Tiffany Simmons, said her son had run away once before and that he had only been gone for a few hours, according to News 12.

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