Submitted by police
UPDATE: 8:36 p.m., Tuesday:
The missing 12-year-old boy from Falls Township has been found safe.
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Police said Taj Patel was found safe on the Rohm Haas property in Bristol around 8:30 p.m.
Detectives Dennis O’Connell and Steve Reeves located Taj. They found that he became lost while walking on Mill Creek Road, ended up on Route 13 and just kept walking until he was located by the lawmen, police said.
Taj was expected to be reunited with his parents.
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Detective Sgt. Chris Clark specifically thanked LevittownNow.com readers for their credible tips that led to Taj being found safe. He added that without tips from readers of this news organization, Taj may not have been located so quickly.
Around dusk, police began to become concerned about finding the boy as the night rolled in.
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UPDATE: 7:59 p.m., Tuesday:
Falls police told LevittownNow.com reporter Tom Sofield that they have received sighting of 12-year-old Taj Patel in the area of the Walmart in Bristol Borough. Officers were being dispatched to check the area.
Original Post:
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Police say they are looking for a missing 12-year-old boy.
The boy, Taj Patel, was last seen walking in the area of Mill Creek Road in Falls Township around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. The 5-foot-4, 80-pound boy was known to be wearing black gym shorts with a red stripe, a maroon T-shirt and was carrying a blue baseball bag.
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Residents with any information that could lead to Taj are asked to contact Detective Dennis O’Connell immediately at 215-651-8987 or email him at oconnellpd@fallstwp.com.
