Crime & Safety

Found: Missing 13-Year-Old Charlotte Girl Located, Safe

Yarelli Vasquez, 13, reportedly left her home around midnight while riding a gray bike, police said. Here's the latest on the search.

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Yarelli Vasquez, 13, reportedly left her home around midnight and “is believed to be in mental distress,” police said.
Yarelli Vasquez, 13, reportedly left her home around midnight and “is believed to be in mental distress,” police said. (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department)

CHARLOTTE, NC — A search by police and fire fighters for a missing 13-year-old Charlotte girl has ended after the girl was found by officers Thursday morning, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said.

Yarelli Vasquez, 13, left her home on Canterwood Drive around midnight Jan. 9 on a gray bicycle, her family told police.

“[She] is believed to be in mental distress and her family is concerned for her safety,” CMPD said earlier Thursday in a statement. “CMPD officers along with members of the Charlotte Fire Department are currently conducting a search of the area.”

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By 10 a.m., she had been found. "She is unharmed and family has been notified," CMPD said.

Yarelli Vasquez, 13, reportedly left her home around midnight and “is believed to be in mental distress,” police said. Credit: CMPD
Yarelli Vasquez reportedly left her home on Canterwood Drive around midnight, police said. Source: Google Maps

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