Angleton missing person: Authorities locate 13-year-old Karley Smart
UPDATE: The Angleton Police Department has confirmed that 13-year-old Karley Smart has been located.
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The Angleton Police Department needs your help locating a 13-year-old who went missing on Tuesday.
Authorities are searching for 13-year-old Karley Smart.
Karley was last seen in the 200 block of Austin Street in Angleton just before 5 p.m. Tuesday afternoon.
Angleton police said they received a report of a runaway on January 2.
Based on initial information received by police, officers were able to make contact with one of Smart's friends, who reported rumors that Smart's female friends were going to help her in running away.
Angleton police said they received a video of what is believed to be Smart walking down the street near her home with a backpack shortly after she was last seen.
Out of an abundance of caution, Angleton police said they contacted Texas DPS on Wednesday.
Texas DPS Amber alert criteria states that a child 13 years of age or younger who was taken (willingly or unwillingly) without permission from the care and custody of a parent or legal guardian by someone unrelated and more than three years older constitutes an Amber Alert. Based on the criteria, an Amber Alert was sent out stating that Smart was possibly abducted.
However, authorities said it is now believed that Smart had run away from home.
Officials said there is no evidence supporting that Smart did in fact enter a blue pickup truck and is considered speculation at this point in time. The Angleton Police Department said they takes these matters very seriously and is committed to locating Smart safely. The investigation is still ongoing.
If you have any information on where Karley Smart is, contact the Angleton Police Department at (979) 849-2383.