{"id":479935,"date":"2025-10-07T08:00:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T08:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/479935\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T08:00:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T08:00:18","slug":"police-update-after-missing-birmingham-teen-boys-prompted-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/479935\/","title":{"rendered":"Police update after missing Birmingham teen boys prompted search"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Two missing teens at the centre of a massive police search have been found overnight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Harley and Xavier, both 13, had vanished from the Erdington yesterday, Monday, October 6.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The pair, who were wearing black school uniform, had been last seen heading towards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/erdington\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Erdington;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Erdington<\/a> High Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/birmingham-tattooist-went-viral-flag-193406213.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Birmingham tattooist who went viral in flag video says &#039;idiots are trying to divide people&#039;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham tattooist who went viral in flag video says &#8216;idiots are trying to divide people&#8217;<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/700-000-watch-stirchley-flags-081930251.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Stirchley flags row goes viral as Raise the Colours team accused of &#039;spreading hate&#039;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stirchley flags row goes viral as Raise the Colours team accused of &#8216;spreading hate&#8217;<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/mum-threatened-bailiffs-over-1-043000411.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mum threatened with bailiffs over \u00a31,000 charge for one-night stay at council hotel;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mum threatened with bailiffs over \u00a31,000 charge for one-night stay at council hotel<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b>READ MORE:<a href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/reason-why-quinton-police-stepping-065144622.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Reason why Quinton police will be stepping up high-visibility patrols;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Reason why Quinton police will be stepping up high-visibility patrols<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/west-midlands-police\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:West Midlands Police;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">West Midlands Police<\/a> has confirmed to BirminghamLive the boys were found safe and well overnight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A police spokesman said: &#8220;Harley and Xavier have both been found overnight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The force added: &#8220;Good news. Missing Harley and Xavier have been found. Thanks for all your shares.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a statement, police had previously said: &#8220;#MISSING | Have you seen Harley and Xavier?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;They\u2019re both 13 and missing from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/erdington?__cft__[0]=AZXs5Sh7mhSOGZpG7NMxiVKBd_2QHGX8Sf1Cg0ZDDE3zv-yWJkb0CrRH_Dw8DHZCun8V2beMkW0_x7xRGlHYUBQ7dqgb9mQsd0huonfyTsg3den0_NVzuDVwxMEpwcVFbcl768_Ur9qpuF6STzMSuC7L8dozbH2t9TQWLwuMGq_Adg&amp;__tn__=*NK-R-R\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:#Erdington;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">#Erdington<\/a> area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b>Get breaking news on <a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/FJKVhwxllixI0DiCj9e2sk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:BirminghamLive WhatsApp;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">BirminghamLive WhatsApp<\/a>, click the link to join<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;They were last seen together this morning (6 October) wearing black school uniform, heading towards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/erdington\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Erdington;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Erdington<\/a> High Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Harley\u2019s described as around 5 foot 2 ins with ginger hair, while Xavier is described as around 5 foot 1 in with short blonde curly hair.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;If you see them, or have any information which could help us find them, call 999 quoting log 1714 of 6 October.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two missing teens at the centre of a massive police search have been found overnight. 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