A Spring Township police patrol car.
Abby Drey
adrey@centredaily.com
6:55 p.m. June 2 update: The teen was found safe, Spring Township police posted on Facebook.
Spring Township police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 14-year-old runaway boy from Pleasant Gap.
In a Facebook post, police initially wrote that Cooper Smith was last seen around midnight Monday at his home in the Steeplechase neighborhood. In an update, they wrote that he was seen at 5 a.m. Tuesday at Burkholder’s in Spring Mills.
A description of what he may be wearing was not provided, but police wrote that he could have a purple bike and sleeping bag with him.
Anyone with information about his whereabouts should call Spring Township police at 1-800-479-0050.
This story was originally published June 2, 2026 at 4:26 PM.
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