UPDATE: Bend Police Department reports missing 17-year-old has been found

(Update: Missing teen located)

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Bend Police Department reported Tuesday afternoon that a missing/runaway 17-year-old, Karter William Cash Novacoff, "has been located and is no longer considered missing."

Earlier information: (Bend PD press release):

"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."