WVCPD needs help finding 13-year-old “runaway”

Jan 26, 2025, 4:28 PM | Updated: 4:28 pm

(West Valley City Police Department)

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WEST VALLEY CITY — The West Valley City Police Department needs help finding a 13-year-old boy.

The boy is identified as Brayden Zayas, who was last seen at his sister’s school Thursday afternoon.

Roxeanne Vainuku with the WVCPD said the teen is a runaway but doesn’t have any reason to believe anything suspicious happened.

“Due to his age, he would technically be considered endangered,” Vainuku said.

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