OAKLAND, Ore. – *** UPDATE: Halo has been located safe and reunited with his family.**
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the community’s help finding a missing, at-risk teenager.
According to police, 16-year-old Halo Bean was last seen on video at the Flying J/Pilot Truck stop in Rice Hill around noon after leaving his residence Tuesday.
Halo is described as 5 foot 10 inches with brown hair and hazel eyes. He was last seen wearing a hickory style shirt with black suspenders, Carhart blue jeans with brown cowboy boots and a brown baseball cap. He also had a blue backpack with him.
Police say Halo has a high-functioning autism diagnosis.
The sheriff’s office also believe Halo wanted to start a career in truck driving, so he may be trying to hitch a ride with a truck driver. Or police say he may be driving a blue 1989 Ford F250 flatbed pickup truck with Oregon license plate 604PLY.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Douglas County Dispatch Center at 541-440-4471.
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