Clark A. Brown Jr., 18 MSG [HOME SAFE] Since 12-16-07 was in route to Allentown, PA

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Traveling man declared missing
The Morning Call
9:49 AM EST, December 18, 2007

An 18-year-old Arkansas man expected to arrive in Allentown by bus to meet family members from Carbon County never made it.

State police at Lehighton issued a missing person's alert for Clark A. Brown Jr., of Big Flat, Ark., this morning. Clark left for Allentown on a bus at 8 a.m. Sunday.

According to a state police news release, his family from Lower Towamensing Township in Carbon County was supposed to pick him up, but Brown did not arrive as scheduled.

Anyone with information about Brown's whereabouts may contact state police at 610-377-4270.

Brown is described as a white male, 5-feet, 9-inches tall with short, straight blond hair, blue eyes, a thin build and fair skin. He was last seen carrying a red duffel bag.

--By Tracy Jordan of The Morning Call

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-n-l-missing-121807-cn,0,3402121.story

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Man reported missing is safely home, police say
10:10 AM EST, December 19, 2007

An 18-year-old Arkansas man reported missing by his family in Carbon County has safely returned home for the holidays, according to state police at Lehighton.

Familly members reported Clark A. Brown Jr., 18, of Big Flat, Ark., as missing to state police after he did not arrive by bus in Allentown as scheduled at 8 a.m. Sunday.

State police today said the family notified them that Brown returned home in Carbon County safely yesterday.

State police attributed the incident to a case of miscommunication between Brown and his family. A state police dispatcher said Brown either took a different bus or made other travel arrangements between Allentown and his family's home.

-- reporting by Tracy Jordan, The Morning Call

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-missing1219-cn,0,3895321.story