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Kansas City police say missing sisters last seen Friday have been found safe

Update: In an email at 9:23 a.m. Monday, Kansas City police said the girls had been found and are safe.

Kansas City police are asking for help finding two sisters who ran away late last week.

Anigha Hill-Maynard, 14, and Jamyah Johnson, 12, were last seen Friday in the area of Linwood Avenue and Main Street, police said. Police said the girls “ran away” from the area, but did not provide additional information as to why.

Hill-Maynard is about 5-feet-7-inches tall and weighs 120 pounds, according to a news release. Johnson is about 5-feet-2-inches tall and weighs 130 pounds.

Both girls have black hair and brown eyes.

Anyone who sees the girls is asked to call 911.

This story was originally published September 27, 2021 at 8:24 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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