Crime & Safety
Missing NJ Teen Found Dead
The teenager was reported missing on Sunday, authorities said.
(For the latest details, see today’s update and link: New Details In Death Of Plainsboro Teen Who Went Missing)
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — A 17-year-old boy who was reported missing Sunday night has been found dead, the Middlesex County Prosecutor said.
The teenager was reported missing on Sunday around 11:18 p.m., and Plainsboro Police immediately went to the Hilltown Court area to begin searching for the missing teen.
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After searching for several hours, the teenager was not found, the prosecutor's office said.
On Monday morning, around 7:45 a.m., the 17-year-old was found unresponsive in the area of Grover's Mill Road. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene, authorities said.
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His cause of death remains under investigation.
Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact Detective Patrick Miller of the Plainsboro Police Department at 609-799-2333, ext. 1639, or Detective Javier Morillo of the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office at 732-745-8843.
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