Crime & Safety
Missing West Covina Girls Found After 12 Hour Search
Two young girls were reported missing, last seen near their Lincoln Heights school, Monday.
WEST COVINA, CA — Two girls who went missing from their school in Lincoln Heights were found unharmed early Tuesday in West Covina, police said.
The girls, who are 11 and 12, had last been seen about 3:30 p.m. Monday after leaving their school in the 200 block of Avenue 20, and authorities had sought public help to find them.
The girls were located about 2 a.m. Tuesday, and are "OK," according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
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The circumstances of their disappearance and other details were not released as of this report.
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