Kate Mays
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Family asks for help finding missing 14-year-old Olathe North freshman, last seen Nov. 2

Joseph Emerson, 14, was last seen Monday in the Olathe area. Police say he may be in a red passenger car.

Joseph Michael Emerson. Photo courtesy of family.

The family of a missing 14-year-old Olathe North freshman is asking for help in locating him, the boy who has been missing for five days now.

Joseph Emerson was last seen on Monday, Nov. 2, in the Olathe area, according to an alert from the Olathe Police Department.

Emerson is described as 5’5”, about 130 pounds, with curly black hair and dark eyes. He has a scar on his right elbow.

He was last seen wearing a black T-shirt and black sweatpants.

Emerson may be in a red passenger car and has family ties in West Virginia.

Anyone with information should contact the Olathe Police Department.

Here’s a copy of the flyer released by Olathe PD:

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Kate Mays
Kate Mays

Hi! I’m Kate Mays, and I cover Olathe for the Johnson County Post.

I grew up in Lenexa and graduated from Shawnee Mission Northwest. I earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Kansas where I produced podcasts for 90.7 KJHK. I went on to get a master’s in journalism from New York University. Before joining the Post, I interned for the Kansas City Business Journal and KCUR and produced an investigative, true-crime podcast.

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