10-year-old runaway in Aurora returned home safe

AURORA, Colo. — A 10-year-old boy returned home in Aurora, after running away prompting a drone search of the area, the Aurora Police Department (APD) said on Saturday. 

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The boy ran away at 10 a.m. Saturday from the area of 1000 N. Cimarron Circle, police said.

An  Emergency Response Team (ERT) was searching the area, as well as investigators with APD's Crimes Against Children's Unit, police said. APD also said an aerial search was conducted by a drone.

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