BCA cancels alert after woman who was reported missing is found safe
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UPDATE 5/21/24: Police report a woman who went missing in Moorhead, Minnesota has been found safe.
On Monday, The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) issued an endangered missing person alert for 35-year-old Venita Abbott. According to law enforcement officials, Abbott had last been seen leaving the 3000 block of 41st Avenue South in Moorhead around 9:40 a.m.
An update was provided after 12 p.m. on May 21, when the Moorhead Police Department announced the missing person alert had been canceled after Abbott was located “safe.”
No other details were provided about the situation at this time.
INITIAL REPORT 5/20/24: The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) has issued an endangered missing person alert for a woman last seen in Moorhead on Monday morning.
The press release says that 35-year-old Venita Abbott was last seen leaving the 3000 block of 41st Avenue South in Moorhead around 9:40am wearing a tan t-shirt, pink leggings, and tan sneakers.
She is described as being a white woman with red hair, green eyes, and about 5′ 9″ tall.
Anyone with information is asked to call 911, call the Moorhead Police Department at 701-451-7660, or email FacebookTips@moorheadpolice.com.