UPDATE: 11-year-old Detroit boy who left home after punishment found safe

Timothy Washington left home without mother's permission

DETROIT – An 11-year-old boy who left his home after being placed on punishment has been found safe.

Detroit police said Timothy James Washington III was reported missing around 3:20 p.m. Wednesday after he left his home in the 14100 block of Abington Avenue on the city's west side.

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Timothy's mother said he left the home without her permission after he was placed on punishment.

Police said Thursday he has been found safe and is "doing fine."


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