Crime & Safety
Missing Kirkland Teen Found Close To Home
The 13-year-old was missing since Tuesday, leaving her home in Kirkland to go to school.
KIRKLAND, WA - A 13-year-old Kirkland girl who didn't return home from school Tuesday was found Wednesday night, according to Kirkland police. The teen left her home in the Houghton neighborhood around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday and never came back.
Around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Kirkland police said the teen had been located close to her home with the help of Northwest Bloodhounds, a search and rescue group that uses dogs to track down missing people.
"No foul play suspected. [The teen] is doing well," police wrote on Twitter.
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