For Immediate Release: July 9, 2023
LPD Actively Looking for Missing and Endangered Juvenile
LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Lynchburg Police Department (LPD) is actively looking for a missing and endangered juvenile.
On July 9, 2023, at 6:27 p.m., officers responded to the 1700-block of Langhorne Road for a report of a missing Juvenile. Jude Powers (15) has been missing from the Blackwater Creek Trails since 4:00 p.m.
Powers is considered endangered because his family says he is on the Autism Spectrum, a medical condition that affects his cognitive abilities. Powers is a white male last seen in the area of the Blackwater Creek Trials on Langhorne Road wearing a yellow tank top and yellow shorts. Powers left on foot and did not have a cell phone with him.
LPD Officers, the Lynchburg Fire Department, and Virginia State Police are actively searching for Powers at this time.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Officer Johnson at 434-439-0452, 9-1-1, or Crime Stoppers at (888) 798-5900. Enter an anonymous tip online at http://p3tips.com or use the P3 app on a mobile device.
This is an ongoing investigation and any additional information will be released as an update to this news release.
