DETECTIVES SEARCHING FOR 12 YEAR-OLD RUNAWAY 
UPDATE: Detectives have just located 12-year-old Joseph A. Drake safe and unharmed.
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Detectives with the Portsmouth Police Department Special Victims Unit are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 12-year-old boy who ran away from his home this afternoon. According to detectives, 12-year-old Joseph A. Drake was last seen at his home in the 100 block of Grand Street at approximately 3:30 p.m. by family members. When family members returned home a short time later, Joseph was nowhere to be found and his bicycle was missing. Detectives do not believe Joseph is in any immediate danger as he has run away from home before.
Joseph A. Drake is a black male that stands approximately 5’ tall and weighs 100-125 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a red and orange flannel shirt, blue jeans, neon green shoes and carrying a red, gray, and black book bag. Joseph is possibly riding a black and red bicycle with 3 Star black rims.
Instructions:
If you have seen 12-year-old Joseph Drake or know his whereabouts, please contact the Portsmouth Police Department immediately at (757) 393-5300 or Detective A. Mannings at (757) 718-6781.
Address/Location
Portsmouth, VA Police Department
801 Water St
Portsmouth, VA 23704
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 757-393-8257
Misty Holley
Administration
[email protected]
757-718-9031
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Law enforcement, military, homeland and local/private security
- Event:
- Missing Child