By Leah Simpson For Dailymail.com
Published: 16:50 BST, 19 April 2019 | Updated: 17:29 BST, 19 April 2019
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Illinois police joined forces with the FBI on Thursday in the search for a missing five-year-old boy.
Andrew 'AJ' Freund was last seen at home on the 0-100 block of Dole Avenue on Wednesday around 9pm when his parents say he went to bed.
They claim that he had vanished when they awoke on Thursday morning.
A Missing & Exploited Children's poster stated he was last seen wearing a blue Mario sweatshirt, black sweatpants and green Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle shoes.
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Andrew 'AJ' Freund, 5, was reported missing on Thursday morning after his parents claim they put him to bed. He was gone the next day
The little boy is approximately 3'05', weighs 70 pounds and has short, blond hair
Freund was last seen at his Dole Avenue home. Shocked neighbors say it's a safe area
Law enforcement said they did not send out an Amber Alert when he was first reported missing as there was no evidence to suggest he had been kidnapped from the home.
The Crystal Lake Police Department said Thursday afternoon it was still investigating the circumstances surrounding the child's disappearance.
His parents were reported to be with police Thursday morning.
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