Crime & Safety
Missing Rockville Teen Found Safe, Residents Call Off Search
Lemlem Earley, 13, is safe and unharmed, police say. The Rockville teen went missing while on her way to school Tuesday.
ROCKVILLE, MD — In a Wednesday afternoon update, authorities say Lemlem Earley has been located and is safe.
(Original post) ROCKVILLE, MD — The Rockville City Police Department is asking for the public's help finding a missing Rockville teenager.
Lemlem Earley, 13, went missing Tuesday morning while on her way to Julius West Middle School. Authorities said she left her Anderson Avenue home sometime between 7 and 7:30 a.m. She never showed up to class.
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Investigators describe Earley as a 5-foot-4, 115-pound female with brown eyes and long black hair, worn in crochet curls. She was possibly wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt that read "JFK50" or "NCR Trail Marathon," dark colored pants, and white tennis shoes.
Residents and local businesses have organized search parties for Lemlem.
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Anyone with information about Earley should contact Lt. Jan Seilhamer at the Rockville City Police Department at 240-314-8900. Anyone who sees her should call 911 immediately.
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