Crime & Safety
Missing 11-Year-Old Spends Night Hiding in School
A Westminster girl who didn't return home from school Monday was found unharmed on Tuesday morning, police said.
An 11-year-old Westminster girl who was reported missing Monday evening was found unharmed after hiding overnight in her West Middle classroom Tuesday morning, according to police.
Police Chief Jeffrey Spaulding said the 11-year-old was reported missing after she did not return home from school Monday afternoon. He said there was no evidence of foul play.
A reverse-911 call was made to the community in an effort to locate the girl, Spaulding said.
"We determined this morning that the child had in essence 'run away from home' by hiding in her school building overnight," Spaulding said.
The girl was located unharmed inside her classroom at West Middle School Tuesday morning, Spaulding said.
The girl did not go home because of an argument that she had with her mother before leaving for school Monday morning, according to police reports.
The girl's name is not being released because she is a juvenile.
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