PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Police now say the latest sighting of two missing Perryville children was a false alarm.Perry County Sheriff Gary Schaaf said Saturday that after investigating a report that Brandon Lundmark, 14, had been seen in Skinny's Diner in Miner, Mo., Wednesday, the lead turned out to be a dead end.Police say Brandon took his father's pickup truck, cash and an ATM card about midnight Monday and then left the area after picking up his 12-year-old girlfriend, Brianna Williams.Schaaf said he believes that the image of a boy captured on a New Madrid, Mo., truck stop security tape Wednesday is that of Brandon.
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