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Minnesota Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

UPDATED: Missing New Brighton Teen Found Safe

He had been with friends. Police found him in an abandoned trailer, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported.

Update (6:30 p.m. Wednesday): Will Michael Ricci, the 16-year-old from New Brighton who went missing last Friday, was found safe Wednesday afternoon, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported: Cellphone locator technology, along with leads provided by the teen's friends, helped New Brighton and Mounds View police find Will Michael Ricci just after 1:30 p.m., according to New Brighton Police Chief Bob Jacobson. He reportedly had been staying at the homes of two of his former football teammates before one of his friends told police of his whereabouts, said Manuel Rodriguez, Ricci's stepfather. He was found in an abandoned trailer. "It is a huge relief," Rodriguez said. "But now comes the second part of figuring out what the problem is and all that…

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