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NYPD Officer Tracks Down Missing Teen Using Video Game Chat App, Convinces Him To Come Home
A teenage boy was reported missing from his Manhattan home over the weekend, but he made his way home, thanks to a special bond formed with a police officer and their mutual love of video games.
“So on Saturday night, I received a 911 call for a child who left his home and didn’t tell his parents where he was going,” NYPD officer Gary Strebel explained.
The 15-year-old boy had gone missing from his Upper East Side home for a few hours.
The boy had apparently run away before and police found him at a nearby Apple store, sitting at a computer.
So police headed to the same Apple store and another one nearby, hoping for the same luck – he wasn’t there.
“When we went back to the apartment we started talking more to the father and I noticed that his computer was open,” Strebel said.
The father let Officer Strebel check out his son’s computer and he noticed an app called Discord – which lets video gamers communicate with each other online.
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Strebel also loved video games and happened to have an account on Discord, so he sent a friend request to the teenager and they started messaging back and forth online.
Strebel told him right away he was a police officer. The teen messaged, “you sure don’t sound like a police officer.”
The officer wrote back, “Cus I’m a normal guy… I play League of Legends and Fortnite and I’m a cop and I want you to come home or tell me where you are.”
The teen answered,” OK I’ll take ur word for it and come back.”
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A teenage boy was reported missing from his Manhattan home over the weekend, but he made his way home, thanks to a special bond formed with a police officer and their mutual love of video games.
“So on Saturday night, I received a 911 call for a child who left his home and didn’t tell his parents where he was going,” NYPD officer Gary Strebel explained.
The 15-year-old boy had gone missing from his Upper East Side home for a few hours.
The boy had apparently run away before and police found him at a nearby Apple store, sitting at a computer.
So police headed to the same Apple store and another one nearby, hoping for the same luck – he wasn’t there.
“When we went back to the apartment we started talking more to the father and I noticed that his computer was open,” Strebel said.
The father let Officer Strebel check out his son’s computer and he noticed an app called Discord – which lets video gamers communicate with each other online.
[...]
Strebel also loved video games and happened to have an account on Discord, so he sent a friend request to the teenager and they started messaging back and forth online.
Strebel told him right away he was a police officer. The teen messaged, “you sure don’t sound like a police officer.”
The officer wrote back, “Cus I’m a normal guy… I play League of Legends and Fortnite and I’m a cop and I want you to come home or tell me where you are.”
The teen answered,” OK I’ll take ur word for it and come back.”
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