Teens found
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Ricki Barker
ALBANY, Ga. — Two missing Albany juveniles have been found in the Holley Homes area.
The juveniles, 13-year-old Mikel Dequan Whaley and 14-year-old Robert Winchester, were reported unharmed.
“Family members and concerned citizens notified Police after the two were spotted in the neighborhood,” said Phyllis Banks Albany Police Department spokeswoman. “Both are fine.”
Authorities said Whaley was reported missing by his mother Tuesday around 11 p.m.
Family members told police they believed Whaley might be in the Holley Homes area with 14-year-old Robert Winchester, who was also reported missing Tuesday.
Whaley’s mother said she last spoke to her son at about 3 p.m. Nov. 9, according to police.
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