BELVIDERE, Ill. — A local missing teen has been found, according to police.

Belvidere Police say they have found 14-year-old Jeremiah Jones. The announcement comes after Jones was reported missing by his mom on Nov. 7 and police asked for help finding him on Nov. 13 .

Just before midnight on Nov. 7, Jones was reported missing by his mom. It was said he left his home, in the 700 block of W. 12th Street in Belvidere, sometime after 5 p.m. on the 7th.

Jones then called his mom and said he was in Rockford at an unknown location.

Jones' mom said on Nov. 12 that Jones was likely in Crystal Lake as some of her friends had seen him there. However, Crystal Lake Police could not find him after they were contacted on Nov. 13 and launched a search.

On Tuesday at around 3:30 p.m., Jones was li

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