Lauderhill Police said an 11-year-old boy who vanished Wednesday morning has been found safe.
Elijah Kurtzer was found on the steps of the old courthouse in Downtown Miami. A Miami-Dade police officer spotted him and turned him over to City of Miami Police. The boy was turned over to Department of Children and Families.
It's unclear how he got to Miami from Lauderhill. Officials said he won't return home until he appears before a judge Friday.
The case has been reclassified as a runaway case. Police said Elijah's parents recently took his computer and phone away, which may be the reason he ran away.
Officers said there is no sign of abuse or neglect.
He was last seen leaving his parents' home for school near the 4100 block of Northwest 26th Street.
After he left home, his father told police he found Elijah's backpack with his belongings on the stairwell of the building they live in. The 11-year-old was nowhere to be found and did not show up for school.
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Lauderhill Police said the boy expressed interest in traveling to Georgia.
