GREENVILLE, N.C. — Workers at a Bed, Bath & Beyond store in North Carolina were surprised to find a 14-year-old runaway inside, police said.
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According to Greenville police, the 14-year-old boy ran away from home and hid in the store overnight, WITN reported.
The teen, whose name was not released, was returned home safely, WRAL reported.
When employees arrived to open the store about 8:30 a.m., they saw someone inside and called the police, Kristen Hunter, spokeswoman for the Greenville Police Department, told the News & Observer of Raleigh.
Officers responded to the store for a “breaking and entering in progress” and found the teen, the newspaper reported.