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Missing, at-risk 12-year-old boy found safe

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A missing, at-risk 12-year-old boy has been found safe.

Jeremiah Copeland was last seen on Friday, January 4 around 9:15 a.m. near his house in the area of Akers Road and Pacheco Road in Southwest Bakersfield. BPD says he was found safe on Saturday, January 5.

Copeland previously went missing on November 28 and was found the next morning.

Bakersfield, CA

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