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Concern for Missing Olney Teenager (LOCATED)

For Immediate Release: Monday, July 18, 2022

Update: Fernando Rivera has been located safe and unharmed. 

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Gaithersburg, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 14-year-old from Olney.

Fernando Rivera was last seen on Sunday, July 17, 2022, at approximately 9 a.m., in the 17400 block of Winter Laurel Dr.

Rivera is approximately 5-feet, 2-inches tall and weighs 110 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. It is unknown what he was last seen wearing.

Police and family are concerned for his welfare.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Fernando Rivera is asked to call the police non-emergency number at 301-279-8000 (24-hour line) or the Special Victims Investigations Division at 240-773-5400. Callers may remain anonymous.  

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Release ID: 22-368
Media Contact: L.N.J.Ivey 
Categories: missing-person