Crime

12-year-old girl missing for a day found safe, Fort Worth police say

A 12-year-old girl who went missing on Thursday has been found safe, police said Saturday morning.

Laloni Jones went missing around 7 p.m. Thursday. She had last been seen at Ederville Road and Sandy Lane at the Eastside YMCA and had been missing for more than a day, police said.

Laloni Jones is missing. The 12-year-old was last seen May 21, 2020, at a Fort Worth YMCA, police said.
Laloni Jones is missing. The 12-year-old was last seen May 21, 2020, at a Fort Worth YMCA, police said. Fort Worth Police Department

A police report classified her as a runaway.

Police announced on Twitter and Facebook Saturday morning that she had been found. She returned home early in the morning, police said in an email.

This story was originally published May 22, 2020 at 11:51 PM.

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Emerson Clarridge covers crime and other breaking news for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He works days and reports on law enforcement affairs in Tarrant County. He previously was a reporter at the Omaha World-Herald and the Observer-Dispatch in Utica, New York.
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