Crime & Safety

Missing 11-Year-Old Berkeley Boy Sought (Updated)

Jari Clay was last seen at about 8 am in the area of the 2500 block of Telegraph Avenue, police said.

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Jari Clay is about 5-foot-2, weighs 68 pounds, and, is possibly wearing a white (with light blue tie-dye) hooded sweatshirt and black jeans and cream colored shoes.
Jari Clay is about 5-foot-2, weighs 68 pounds, and, is possibly wearing a white (with light blue tie-dye) hooded sweatshirt and black jeans and cream colored shoes. (Berkeley Police Department)

Update: The Berkeley Police Department on Wednesday night said the boy has been located.

BERKELEY, CA — Authorities are asking for the public’s help finding a missing 11-year-old Berkeley boy, police said.

Jari Clay was last seen at about 8 am in the area of the 2500 block of Telegraph Avenue, police said.

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He is about 5-foot-2, weighs 68 pounds, and is possibly wearing a white (with light blue tie-dye) hooded sweatshirt and black jeans and cream colored shoes.

Clay is known to frequent Emerson School and is familiar with Malcom X Elementary school and King Child Development Center (1939 Ward Street).

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He may also be headed to the City of Oakland.

Anyone with information about Clay’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Berkeley Police Department or the nearest public safety agency.

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