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.

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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