Missing student found safe near car wash, Pekin IL

Missing Person

Reported: 11/7/2025 04:06 PM

Near Court St, Pekin, IL 61554

A student who was reported missing after leaving the high school was found safe near a car wash. Police coordinated the search and confirmed the student's location after receiving calls from the student's mother. The student was wearing the clothes described when last seen leaving the school.

Audio|Source: Tazewell Sheriff/Pekin Police Main

02:31

Transcript:

00:00

He came from three and five.

00:02

I sent out a picture of him in the clothes he was wearing when he left school this afternoon.

00:10

Was that for three? I'm sorry.

00:12

It's for all the cars.

00:15

I sent out a picture of the clothes he was wearing when he left the high school this afternoon.

00:21

10.4. Thank you for him from he actually did leave.

00:28

Yeah,

00:30

he went the full day and left towards the way mom describes him talking home.

00:42

Okay.

00:43

So I was well knocking off a worldly tonight for you.

00:47

Hi.

00:49

You can fall to.

00:52

No answer on call back or left a message.

00:55

I'll be clear.

00:56

Ten floor.

01:02

Is there anybody in the parking lot of value check? One, three, three, I'm up.

01:07

Ten-four.

01:09

Five, I'm not too far off.

01:15

Looks like I might have them on camera,

01:17

kind of matches the description, and got a bunch of people that just ran up to him and hug you.

01:23

Yeah, well, I'm heading on there.

01:25

Yeah.

01:26

Tenforth, they're over by the car wash.

01:32

Before, I see them.

01:36

I have seen them.

01:38

That's all relevant, like, troubles left.

01:40

Anybody want to DC on this?

01:43

Negative.

01:45

740.

01:46

1040. 108, 3.4 did you probably.

01:55

I deny.

01:58

Speaking cards for three, confirming somebody is with him, they just called mom, so I'm going to head down there right now.

02:07

Trouble off the area.

02:15

Mom is on his way down to the car wash.

02:20

Do you say that's where he was?

02:22

Permanent standing on the very edge of value jacks parking lot towards the car wash.

02:28

Are you... He's going up to him right now.

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