Halifax Regional Police say a 13-year-old boy who had been missing for a week has been found safe.

Kenneth Dawson Ashford was last seen in the area of Hillview Drive in Dartmouth the morning of Oct. 17.

Police issued a statement Monday, saying they were concerned for Ashford’s well-being, and asking for the public’s help in locating him.

They issued another statement Tuesday morning, saying the teen had been found safe.