Update: London police announced on Thursday afternoon that Ian Matheson has been found and is safe.
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Police are asking for the public's help to locate a missing 14-year-old boy from London who hasn't been seen in almost a month.
The London Police Service said Ian Matheson was reported missing on February 3, but was last seen during the late evening of February 14 in the area of Riverside Drive and Wharncliffe Road North.
While Matheson's whereabouts and activity had been known since he was first reported missing, family and police have now become concerned for his welfare.
Matheson is described as a Caucasian male, 6’3” tall, around 120 pounds, with a slim build, auburn-coloured short hair, and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a bright red winter jacket with fur on the hood and he sometimes wears a black ski mask. He may also be carrying a duffle bag.
The teen is known to frequent residences in the Westminster Avenue area.
Anyone with information regarding Matheson's whereabouts is asked to call the London Police Service at (519) 661-5670 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
Ian Matheson. (Photo courtesy of the London Police Service)