Missing Boy Found Thanks to Facebook and Lawrence Woman

The Methuen Police Department said 12-year-old Joseph Christopulos was found late Sunday night and reunited with his family.

Methuen police reported late Sunday night that missing 12-year-old Joseph Christopulos III was found thanks to a Lawrence woman who saw the alert the department posted on Facebook earlier in the evening. The police distributed a press release and posted a notice to the social media site around 7:30 p.m., asking for the public's help in locating the boy, and numerous users quickly began re-posting and sharing the news. Shortly before 11 p.m., police reported Joseph had been found. "Thank you to everyone for the re-posts and shares. [Facebook], with the assistance of all of you, [helped] bring home a missing child!" read the latest notice. Police indicated he was returned safely and reunited with his family, but no further information was …

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