UPDATE: 06292025 1130 Police say the missing teenagers have been found and are safe.
ORIGINAL STORY:
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A statewide missing persons alert is in effect for two teens from Holiday, Florida.
Police say 17-year-old Richard Wallace is black with black hair and brown eyes. He stands about 5′9″ tall and weighs 145 pounds.
Richard was last seen wearing a black hat, black face mask, black jacket with a white bandana logo on the sleeves, black sweatpants, and black Nike Jordan shoes.
Allen Butler is also a 17-year-old. He is white, stands 6′ tall, and weighs 244 pounds. Allen was last seen wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans, and may be carrying a green backpack. He may have a scar on his head.
According to a posting from the FDLE Missing Endangered Persons Clearinghouse, “The children were last seen in the area of the 5000 block of Genesis Avenue in Holiday, Florida.”
Anyone with information that may be helpful to police is asked to call 911 or the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office: (727) 847.8102.
[EDITOR’S NOTE: This post is based largely on information from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. No other information is available at the time of the initial posting.]
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