Crime & Safety

8th Grader Missing In Cleveland

Police are asking the public for help finding 14-year-old Matthew Madden.

CLEVELAND — A 14-year-old boy is missing in Cleveland. Police are the asking the public for help finding the teenager.

Matthew Madden was last seen on Friday, when he went to Wilbur Wright School. He didn't show up at his after-school program. Instead, security cameras at Madden's home show him returning and then leaving the house at 4 p.m.

Madden is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 190 pounds. He has brown eyes and short, faded black hair. He was last seen wearing a gray hoodie and red sweatpants.

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The teenager has been known to hang out on W. 117th and Lorain Avenue, according to police reports.

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Anyone with information on Madden's whereabouts should contact Cleveland Police at 216-623-5000.

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