Missing 12-year-old girl has been found safe, police say
Update: Police said Saturday night that Nabintu Bahati was found and is safe.
Police asked for help finding a missing 12-year-old believed to have been headed to school on a school bus in Kansas City, a police spokesman said.
Nabintu Bahati was last seen about 7:30 a.m. Thursday near East 11th Street and Woodland Avenue, on the border of the Parkview and Forgotten Homes neighborhoods, said Capt. Jake Becchina with the Kansas City Police Department.
Nabintu was described as a Black female, about 4-feet-11-inches tall and weighing 110 pounds, Becchina said. No clothing description was available.
Police asked anyone who knows the whereabouts of the endangered child to call 911.
This story was originally published May 24, 2024 at 8:31 AM.
Robert A. Cronkleton
The Kansas City Star