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Olathe police: missing 12-year-old girl found safe

Update: Just before 10 a.m., the Olathe Police Department said Amber Valeria Williams was found and is safe.

Olathe police are asking for the public’s help finding a 12-year-old girl.

Amber Valeria Williams was last seen in 100 block of North Janell Drive, though police didn’t say what time she was last there, according to a news release sent at about 7:30 a.m. Sunday.

Olathe police on Sunday morning said they are looking for Amber Valeria Williams, 12, who was last seen in 100 block of North Janell Drive.
Olathe police on Sunday morning said they are looking for Amber Valeria Williams, 12, who was last seen in 100 block of North Janell Drive. Olathe Police Department

Amber is white, with brown hair and brown eyes, police said. She is four-feet-10-inches tall and weighs about 100 pounds.

She was last seen wearing black pants and a black Adidas jacket and carrying a blue handbag.

Amber also goes by Valeria Williams, police said.

Anyone with information on Amber is asked to call the Olathe Police Department at 913-971-7500 or calls the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

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This story was originally published December 6, 2020 at 7:58 AM.

Anna Spoerre
The Kansas City Star
Anna Spoerre covers breaking news for the Kansas City Star. Before joining The Star in 2020, she covered crime and courts for the Des Moines Register. Spoerre is a graduate of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where she studied journalism.
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