Police: Missing 10-year old girl from Salinas found safe
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) -- Salinas police announced Saturday afternoon a child who was missing overnight has been found safe.
Police said they located the unidentified person she was with and from there, located the home the girl was at. The department added the FBI assisted with the investigation.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Salinas Police continue to search for a missing 10-year-old Salinas girl.
Police say she was last seen around 4 p.m. Friday night with an unidentified friend walking away from Sherwood Elementary School.
The school is located on 110 South Wood Street in Salinas.
She is described as 4'10" weighing around 120 pounds. She was last seen wearing a white sweater with a dark blue Disney shirt, black pants and black shoes. Police say the child has a backpack with green trim.
Investigators are telling people via social media this case doesn't meet Amber Alert requirements because "Amber Alerts have specific requirements such as an abduction or license plate info. This isn't either."
Guidelines for issuing Amber Alerts can be found by clicking here
They're also telling people they're looking for surveillance cameras and have downloaded some video so far.
Anyone with information is asked to call 9-1-1.
