The Pima County Sheriff’s Department has located eleven year old Larry Avila who was found safe this morning.
Yesterday, at about 6:30 p.m., deputies from the Pima County Sheriff’s Department responded to the 9000 block of West Delfina Drive to a report of a missing child. They learned that 11-year-old Larry Avila had not returned home from school. He is a student of Valencia Middle School.
Today, as the search for Larry continued, PCSO received a 9-1-1 call with a possible location of the child. The caller reported she had been watching the news at their house and her son told her that he had seen Larry Avila at a neighbor’s residence on South Paseo Don Juan the previous afternoon. Based on this information, a deputy with the Sheriff’s Search & Rescue Unit drove to the address provided by the caller.
The deputy found the residents there had just seen the report about Larry Avila on the news. Larry was found at this residence, which is home to one of his friends. Larry said he had advised his mother of the sleepover; however, due to a miscommunication this message had never reached her.
The Sheriff’s Office is reminding parents to take proper precautions to prevent situations like these:
• Have a comunication plan among family members in place.
• Make sure your child knows of the importance to always let you know where they are or where they stay.
• Make sure you as the parent know where your children are at all times.
• If another child is visiting with your family, ensure the child’s parents were notified.