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Deputies Searching for Moorpark Boy, 11

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Sheriff’s deputies late Wednesday were searching for an 11-year-old Moorpark boy who had not returned home after school, authorities said.

According to deputies, Joel Birchfield failed to arrive home after he left Chaparral Middle School in Moorpark at 2:30 p.m. The Sheriff’s Department set up a command post near Joel’s home to coordinate a search.

As of late Wednesday, deputies were unable to provide details about his disappearance.

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