KILMARNOCK, Va. — A CODI Alert issued for a missing boy from Kilmarnock who was last seen Saturday evening has been canceled after the 16-year-old was found safe.
The boy was last spotted on Feb. 22 at 6:15 p.m. on Hatton Avenue in Kilmarnock, according to Virginia State Police.
"Please check your yards and sheds," Kilmarnock Police posted on social media Sunday morning. "If Elijah is located please call us immediately."
"This disappearance poses a credible threat to his health and safety as determined by the investigating agency," a state police spokesperson stated.
Police later posted just after 12:40 p.m. that the teen had been located and was safe.
No additional details about his disappearance were released.
Kilmarnock, a picturesque town in Lancaster and Northumberland counties in the Northern Neck, is roughly 75 miles and a 1-hour 20-minute drive from Richmond.
If you have seen Dodson or have information that could help investigators, call the Kilmarnock Police Department at 804-462-5111 (24-hour dispatch) or visit https://vsp.virginia.gov/active-alerts/.
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A CODI Alert or Critical Operation for a Disappeared Child Initiative is different from an AMBER Alert in that the abduction criteria are removed. The CODI Alert is one of six alert programs from Virginia State Police, including AMBER alerts, Senior Alerts, Critically Missing Adult Alerts, Missing Person with Autism Alerts and Blue Alerts.
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