North Texas Girl Reportedly Abducted Found Safe [UPDATE]

GLENN HEIGHTS, TX -- Keidra Kirby, the 17-year-old girl seemingly abducted by men who forced her into a van on Saturday, has been found safe.

The Glenn Heights Police Department issued a statement on social media alerting to the girl's safety.

Police responded to the reported kidnapping at about 7 p.m. on Saturday. They learned that three men (earlier reports referenced two men) forced the girl into a white van with tinted windows along the 400 block of Star Gazer in the Dallas suburb.

"The investigators from the Glenn Heights Police Department and Texas Rangers worked throughout the night following up on investigative leads," Glenn Heights Police Department officials wrote in a prepared statement. "This morning (Sunday) Keidra was able to contact her parents and provide her location, which was a residence in the 3800 block of Gannon Road in Dallas."

Police said the main part of the investigation at this point centers on the veracity of the abduction itself. Glenn Heights police made a point in their statement to convey to the community the episode appears to be an isolated incident, and overall public safety is not in jeopardy -- perhaps hinting the incident might not have been an abduction in the true sense of the term.

However, of paramount importance is that the young is safe, police said.

"The main thing is that Keidra has been located and is safe," police said. that is heartwarming news for her family, the Glenn Heights community, the city, and for the police department."

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From earlier:

GLENN HEIGHTS, TX -- North Texas police are searching fora teenage girl who was abducted in front of her friends Saturday night.

An Amber alert was issued Saturday for Keidra Kirby, 17, after she was taken by two men in the Dallas suburb. According to police, Kirby was walking with two friends when she was grabbed by two men who forcefully put her in a vehicle and drove away.

The men were driving a van with an empty equipment rack on the roof.

Kirby is 5' 9" in height and weights about 165 lbs. She was last seen wearing a red shirt and blue jean shorts. She also has a belly button ring and a tattoo of her first name on her right calf.

Officials have st up an emergency phone bank that anyone with information can call to alert police. That number is (972) 218-2630.

A photo of Kirby appears above.