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Bluffs Police locate 14-year-old male & 11-year-old female missing from NY

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November 16th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

A traffic stop on a vehicle at around 12:30-p.m. Saturday, in Council Bluffs, resulted in the discovery of two missing New York teens. Council Bluffs Police says a Council Bluffs Police Traffic Unit officer conducted a traffic stop on a Toyota Van with New York license plates. The vehicle was traveling 94 mph in a 65 mph zone, in the area of the 3 mile marker on I-80 West Bound. Upon making contact with the occupants, it was found the driver was a missing 14-year-old male out of New York.

His passenger, an 11-year-old female, was also reported missing out of New York. The juveniles were placed into protective custody. Officials in New York were contacted and they are in the process of bringing the juveniles back home. The names of the juveniles are not being released due to their age.