An 11-year-old boy missing from his Burnsville home was found safe Tuesday, hours after police sought the public's help to find him.
The mother of Yasin Abdulkadir said the boy had left his family's apartment near Burnsville Parkway and Interstate 35W on Sunday night, police said Tuesday. Police added that Yasin has a history of running away.
Hours later the police department tweeted that the boy was found. Sgt. Matt Smith said Yasin was at a friend's home nearby.
"Yasin has been located safe. Thank you for all of the assistance!!" the tweet said.
Smith said that police had been particularly concerned because of his age. "He's 11 years old, and with the storm [Monday night], we just don't know" how he's faring, Smith added.
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