Update: Kansas City police find missing 12-year-old girl

Update: Police say Yaebizmar Grajales has been found and is safe.

Kansas City police have asked for the public’s help to find a missing 12-year-old girl who was reported missing Sunday morning.

Yaebizmar Grajales was last seen in the area of East 10th Street and Paseo Boulevard, according to the Kansas City Police Department. Police did not provide information regarding what time she was last seen, but Grajales was wearing red pajama pants and white Nike shoes.

Grajales is described as 5 feet 8 inches tall and 195 pounds with black hair and hazel eyes.

Police ask that anyone with information concerning Grajales’ whereabouts call 911 or the Kansas City police missing persons unit at 816-234-5136.

This story was originally published February 20, 2022 at 8:27 AM.

Trey Williams

The Kansas City Star

Trey Williams leads the breaking news team as well as The Star’s coverage of race and equity issues in Kansas City and the surrounding region. Before joining The Star he covered business news and Hollywood for The Wrap in Los Angeles, and financial news for MarketWatch. Trey grew up in Independence and is a graduate of Northwest Missouri State where he studied journalism.