Alicia Navarro found: Missing teen returns home after 4 years - USA Trending Blog
Alicia Navarro found: Missing teen returns home after 4 years - USA Trending Blog
Missing Glendale teenager Alicia Navarro has been located in a small Montana town after vanishing without a trace four years ago, police announced Wednesday.
The former Arizona resident was found safe, healthy and happy, public information officer Jose Santiago said at a press conference held by the Glendale Police Department and has been reunited with family.
Alicia stopped by a local police department in the area alone and identified herself as the missing teenage girl, police said.
As soon as Glendale police received word that the young woman identified herself as Navarro, they went to work on verifying her identity with help from the Navarro family in addition to conducting numerous interviews.
“I can’t even begin to express to you all the pride that I personally have in the men and women here at our police department. Since her discovery, our men and women here have been working tirelessly around the clock to not only bring closure to this family but to make sure that Alicia gets everything she possibly needs,” Santiago said.
Her reappearance has brought forth a tremendous amount of relief and joy for us, for Alicia, for her family and for the community, police said.
Glendale Police will continue to investigate the circumstances leading up to her disappearance and return. It is still unclear where she was or who she was with, as police say she initially ran away from home.
"Alicia by all accounts appears to be in good spirits. She really just wants to move on with her life. She is very apologetic to what she has put her mother through. And she understands that she has caused a lot of pain to her mother, and it was not intentional on her behalf, and she is hopeful that they can have a relationship,” Santiago said.
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