Crime & Safety
Missing Teen Found Safe
Andrew Gregory McIntyre never boarded his school bus this morning, the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office said.
Update 2:26 p.m.
Andrew Gregory McIntyre has been found.
"Detectives have located the 17-year-old male," Lt. Jay Baker said. "He is fine."
Original report 2:11 p.m.
A 17-year-old Woodstock boy with a learning disability is missing, the spokesman for the said this afternoon.
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Andrew Gregory McIntyre wasΒ heard leaving his Copper Ridge Drive home this morning to get on a school bus, Lt. Jay Baker said in a news release. But he never boarded the bus and he didn't make it to school.
Baker said the 5-foot-10, 130-pound teenager with brown shoulder length hair has been communicating with someone in Illinois.
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"It is possible he is on his way there," Baker said. "He left his home on foot. Authorities are concerned for his safety."
Call 678-493-4117 if you have information about McIntyre's whereabouts.
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