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Man, 28, missing from Washington Park since September has been located

Police cancelled the alert about 5:10 p.m. Saturday, saying Coleman had been located.

By Sun-Times Wire

A 28-year-old man who has been reported missing from Washington Park on the South Side for months had been located.

Craigory Coleman was last seen Sept. 19 in the 5100 block of South King Drive, according to a missing persons alert from Chicago police.

Police cancelled the alert about 5:10 p.m. Saturday, saying Coleman had been located.

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