that is crazy. reporter: the teen apparently stole items from the store to eat. and slept in this make shift bed to. avoid suspicion, the boy even took clothes from the rack, changing his outfit every few hours, even using diapers instead of the bathroom, to avoid detection. i m wondering what his parents think. and how come he didn t come home. or why aren t they worried about him. reporter: it was this trail of trash that led wal-mart workers to his hiding place. the boy tried to run off but was caught before he could get away. it doesn t appear the boy is homeless. state officials say he was living with relatives when he disappeared. the boy is back with his parents, but still unanswered why he chose to hide in the store for so long. ryan smith, abc news, new york. you know we talked abut this before, about, you know they don t know why he stayed in the store so long. we also don t know why cameras or anyone else didn t notice him there. wal-mart says they re looking into
that is crazy. reporter: the teen apparently stole items from the store to eat. and slept in this make shift bed to. avoid suspicion, the boy even took clothes from the rack, changing his outfit every few hours, even using diapers instead of the bathroom, to avoid detection. i m wondering what his parents think. and how come he didn t come home. or why aren t they worried about him. reporter: it was this trail of trash that led wal-mart workers to his hiding place. the boy tried to run off but was caught before he could get away. it doesn t appear the boy is homeless. state officials say he was living with relatives when he disappeared. the boy is back with his parents, but still unanswered why he chose to hide in the store for so long. ryan smith, abc news, new york. you know we talked abut this before, about, you know they don t know why he stayed in the store so long. we also don t know why cameras or anyone else didn t notice him there. wal-mart says they re looking into