Crime & Safety

Missing Bethesda Teen Has Been Found Safe: POLICE UPDATE

Montgomery County police say 16-year-old Christopher Okoboi​ has been located and is safe.​

Montgomery County police say 16-year-old Christopher Okoboi​ has been located and is safe.​
Montgomery County police say 16-year-old Christopher Okoboi​ has been located and is safe.​ (Montgomery County Police)

BETHESDA, MD — In a Monday afternoon update, Montgomery County officials say Christopher Okoboi has been located and is safe.


(Original post) BETHESDA, MD — The Montgomery County Police Department is asking for the public's help in finding a missing Bethesda teenager.

Christopher Okoboi, 16, left his home on Friday and has been unreachable since then, police said.

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Investigators describe Okoboi as a 5-foot-9, 145-pound male with brown eyes and black hair. He is also wearing a splint on his right index finger.

Anyone with additional information should call the police's 24-hour, non-emergency number: 301-279-8000.

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