Bend Police Department requests assistance in locating missing 17-year-old

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Bend Police Department is requesting assistance from the community in locating a missing/runaway 17-year-old identified as Karter William Cash Novacoff.

According to police, family members haven't heard from Karter in 1-2 months. He reportedly left his family's home and may have moved to Redmond for work.

If you have any information about Karter's whereabouts, please contact nonemergency dispatch at (541) 693-6911.

Read the full press release from Bend PD below.

"The Bend Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing/runaway 17-year-old.  

At approximately 1 p.m. on Dec. 1, Bend Police responded to a report of a missing juvenile. A family member reported she had not heard from Karter William Cash Novacoff, 17, in about two months after he reportedly left his family’s home and may have moved to Redmond for work.  

Other family members reported they had not spoken to Karter in about a month, and that Karter frequently left home in the months leading up to this most recent disappearance.  

Over the past week, officers have unsuccessfully attempted to locate Karter, who was last known to be living in Redmond and possibly working for a landscaping company there. 

Anyone with information about Karter’s whereabouts is asked to contact nonemergency dispatch at 541-693-6911."