Officials locate missing Moorhead teen

UPDATE 4/23 at 5 p.m.: Arissa has been found and is safe, according to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA).


Moorhead police are searching for a missing 14-year-old whose health and safety are believed to be in immediate jeopardy.

She left her home on the 3400 block of 10th Street South on Sunday morning or Saturday night, according to an alert from BCA.

The girl is 5’7″ tall and 140 pounds with brown hair and eyes. She was last known to be wearing sleepwear, white athletic shoes and a black backpack.

She does not have her cell phone, the BCA said.

Anyone with information about her whereabouts is urged to contact the Moorhead Police Department at 701-451-7660.