LAKEPORT, Calif. – Authorities are looking for a teenage male who ran away from Lake County Juvenile Hall Wednesday morning.

“The minor has not been located,” acting Chief Probation Officer Steve Buchholz told Lake County News Wednesday afternoon.

The 16-year-old male had been allowed certain privileges, including work duties, and was on garbage detail at the juvenile hall, located outside of Lakeport, Buchholz said

At around 8 a.m. the teen hopped over a fence and took off, according to Buchholz.

Buchholz said the Lake County Sheriff's Office assisted the Probation Department with the search.

After about an hour and a half, the search was called off, Buchholz said.

A pickup order has been placed on the teenager, and Buchholz said it's now up to law enforcement – including his staff and local agencies – to find him.

Due to confidentiality with juvenile inmates, the teenager's name and a physical description can't be released by probation officials to the public.

Buchholz said such escapes aren't a common occurrence at the juvenile detention facility.

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