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Update: Silver alert canceled for missing Winston-Salem teen

Winston-Salem police have canceled a silver alert for a missing teenager.
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — UPDATE: The N.C. Center for Missing Persons has canceled the Silver Alert for Dakota Wayne Trent.

A 14-year-old with a cognitive disorder is missing from Winston-Salem Monday night. 

The Winston-Salem Police Department is looking for Dakota Wayne Trent. Police described him as a fair-skinned African American teen, 5’ 9”, 215 lbs. with black hair and brown eyes. Trent was last seen wearing a blue hoodie, blue jacket, blue jeans, and orange shoes. He was reported walking along the 1200 block of Arbor Road around 4 p.m.

Trent is a runaway teen, and a silver alert has been issued for him.

If anyone has seen this teen or knows where he is, please call the Winston-Salem Police Department at (336) 773-7700 and crime stoppers at 336-727-2800.

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