Crime & Safety

Dedham Police Locate Missing Juvenile

The young girl was returned to DCF custody.

Police in Dedham successfully located a missing juvenile last week at a home on Colburn Street, according to a police log report.

Around 10 a.m. Thursday, an officer responded to a report of a locate on a missing girl. Upon arriving at the home, the homeowner informed Officer Kenneth Ellis that her daughter was asleep upstairs along with an unknown female.

Officer Ellis identified the unknown female as the missing juvenile.

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According to police, the juvenile is in DCF custody. DCF was notified and the she was returned to the their field office in Boston.

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