Joel Shacter found safe (Black Press File Photo)

Joel Shacter found safe (Black Press File Photo)

UPDATE: Joel Shacter found safe

He was the subject of a June 1 missing-person alert

Joel Shacter has been found safe.

He was the subject of a June 1 missing-person alert after he hadn’t been seen since May 21. Shacter has outstanding warrants for being unlawfully in a dwelling house and breach of an undertaking, but Police said in their June 1 release that their first priority was to locate him and ensure his safety.

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