There’s a little piece missing. The father didn’t report Tray missing until the next morning. He did NOT expect Tray home that night and thought he was going to a friend’s house.....so apparently that’s what he told his father...so Tray was just walking around ????
Tracy's story, which I find credible, is that he DID expect to see Trayvon at home, when Tracy returned from dinner. On not seeing Trayvon, Tracy called Trayvon's phone and was sent to voicemail. Tracy thought perhaps Trayvon was out with Trayvon's cousin, to a movie, so he called the cousin's phone too - same result, straight to voicemail. So, he assumed the two were at the movies. It was the next morning that Tracy started calling police departments, looking for Trayvon. One of the departments responded by coming to Tracy's home, and showed him a picture of Trayvon.
There are issues with the various stories though, as one of them has Trayvon being "grounded," another has him going to the store to get candy for his brother, Chad (we haven't heard why Chad didn't report to Tracy, but Chad may have been asleep when Tracy got home about 10:30 pm). Maybe Chad's report to Tracy, the next morning, is what caused Tracy to call the police. Trayvon had a history of that indicated petty burglary. Not that he was charged, but the school report should trigger parental suspicion, even if the evidence is insufficient to take legal action.