KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Independence police say a missing teen girl was found at an Independence house Friday night and is safe.
Police posted on Facebook early Friday night that Lauren Calles-Mendez, 16, was last seen at about 1:40 p.m. Friday riding her bicycle in the area of U.S. 24 Highway and Sterling Avenue.
After hours of searching and talking with family members and others, Calles-Mendez was found.
Investigators are looking into what happened to the teen in the hours she was missing.
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