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Arizona teen Alicia Navarro missing for nearly 4 years shows up safe at Montana police station
U.S. NEWS
Arizona teen Alicia Navarro missing for nearly 4 years shows up safe at Montana police station
Updated 2:18 PM EDT, July 27, 2023
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona teenager who disappeared days before her 15th birthday nearly four years ago is safe after walking into a small-town police station in Montana this week, authorities announced Wednesday.
Alicia Navarro, now 18, showed up alone this week about 40 miles (64 kilometers) from the Canadian border and identified herself to authorities there as the missing teenager, according to police in Glendale, a Phoenix suburb.
Her disappearance in 2019 sparked a massive search that included the FBI. Glendale police spokesperson Jose Santiago said over the years, police had received thousands of tips.
Her mother, Jessica Nunez, raised concerns that Navarro, who was diagnosed as high-functioning on the autism spectrum, may have been lured away by someone she met online. ... The name of the town wasn’t immediately disclosed, but Montana is more than 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) from Arizona.
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Arizona teen Alicia Navarro missing for nearly 4 years shows up safe at Montana police station
Updated 2:18 PM EDT, July 27, 2023
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona teenager who disappeared days before her 15th birthday nearly four years ago is safe after walking into a small-town police station in Montana this week, authorities announced Wednesday.
Alicia Navarro, now 18, showed up alone this week about 40 miles (64 kilometers) from the Canadian border and identified herself to authorities there as the missing teenager, according to police in Glendale, a Phoenix suburb.
Her disappearance in 2019 sparked a massive search that included the FBI. Glendale police spokesperson Jose Santiago said over the years, police had received thousands of tips.
Her mother, Jessica Nunez, raised concerns that Navarro, who was diagnosed as high-functioning on the autism spectrum, may have been lured away by someone she met online. ... The name of the town wasn’t immediately disclosed, but Montana is more than 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) from Arizona.
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