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By Dana Rutkin Las Vegas Review-Journal

June 11, 2017 - 11:28 am

Updated June 11, 2017 - 6:37 pm

An 11-year-old boy who went missing Friday was found safe on Sunday, police said

The Metropolitan Police Department said about 4:30 Sunday that no foul play was suspected in the Friday night disappearance of Catrino Beltran because detectives determined he had run away from home.

Police announced about 6 p.m. Beltran had been found and was safe.

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