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9-year-old found safe hours after packing his piggy bank and leaving home

Fort Bend County Sheriff's deputies said Benjamin was found just after midnight on Wednesday morning.

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — Fort Bend County Sheriff’s deputies spent several hours Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning looking for a 9-year-old boy who reportedly ran away from home.

The sheriff's office said the kid, named Benjamin, was angry about being grounded, so he left with a backpack and his piggy bank.

Deputies focused their search near the area of Cinco Terrace near FM 1093, but haven't said exactly where the child was found, or by who.

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