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Missing Napa Boy, 7, Found at Friend's Home

News helicopters head home after 7-year-old Christian Rubio was found at a friend's house.

Napa police say 7-year-old , reported missing earlier this afternoon, has been found at a friend's home in the north Napa area.

A search began after the boy was reported missing at around 12:45 p.m. after school at .

Authorities looked for him in the area of his home on Dover Street and around Redwood Middle School, where he was "known to hang out," according to police.

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News helicopters were hovering over the area when, at about 5:15 p.m., Napa police Sgt. Debbie Peecook said Rubio had been found at the home of a friend in the area.

He's safe, Peecook said.

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