13-Year-Old Boy Reported Missing from Dearborn Homes

On Saturday, the Chicago Police Department reported that they are searching for a missing 13-year-old boy named Jatonio Bailey. 

Nicknamed Gucci, Bailey was reported missing from the 2900 block of S. Federal in the Dearborn Homes. He was last heard from on April 24. 

Additionally, Bailey left home on April 21 and has not had contact with his family since. He was last seen wearing black pants and a red and blue jacket. 

Bailey has also been known to frequent the Dearborn Homes and an area around near 67th and Stoney Island Avenue, according to Chicago Police. 

If you have any information on Bailey’s whereabouts, please call Area 3 SVU at 312-744-8266 or dial 911.

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Tacuma Roeback, Chicago Defender Managing Editor

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