NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A 12-year-old girl who went missing from Northwest Miami-Dade has been found safe, police said.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement had issued a missing child alert for 12-year-old Anastasia Vela-Fernandez on Thursday.
UPDATE: The Florida MISSING CHILD Alert activated on September 3, 2020, for Anastasia Vela-Fernandez has been resolved. The child has been found safe. Thank you for sharing! #FLMissingChild
— FDLE (@fdlepio) September 4, 2020
FDLE officials said Vela-Fernandez was possibly in the company of 31-year-old Jimmy Vela.
Late Thursday night, police said that officers, working in conjunction with U.S. Marshals, were able to locate Vela-Fernandez.
Jimmy Vela has since been arrested and now faces a number of charges.
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