UPDATE - Teen was found and returned home safely.
Orion Love went missing on Tuesday after leaving a note. He is 16 years old. Stands 5' 5" and weighs around 120lbs. Last seen in Elk Grove California at a Walgreens on Franklin and Laguna Blvd.
Police have filed a missing teen report and he is in the national data base. Please call if you have any information.
May be headed towards Willits, CA or Mendocino County.
Orion Love's runaway letter:
Dear Mom,
I love you dearly and never want to lose you. If you're getting this I've left on an adventure and you know I've missed school. Sorry for leaving such a mess in this wake. I will be writing you a letter every week as well as sending pictures of my trip. Understand that I'm not leaving you, I will be back next fall to fulfill my birthday promise. I will resume going to school and already have a way to easily make the credits. Don't do anything rash and look to Dante for comfort, he is a strong soul. Attached to this is a list of what I took. Don't worry about me, I'm a big boy and can take care of myself. On my adventure I will find out who I really am and come back a changed person. Expect my first letter next week. I hope you fare well while I'm gone. Once again I love you very much and will see you in the fall as a new person. I miss you already, promise not to call the cops and allow me to do this. This is not for anyone else, I need to do this for myself. Try to keep the family together...
Love your responsible son, Orion.
PLEASE CONTACT POLICE IF YOU SEE THIS BOY.