ANKENY, Iowa — UPDATE, June 18, 9:30 p.m.: Des Moines police officers have located 16-year-old Lezaha Brown, the missing teenager from Ankeny
"The Ankeny Police Department would like to thank the Des Moines Police Department, the media, and the public for their help," Ankeny police said in a press release.
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The Ankeny Police Department is searching for missing 16-year-old Lezaha Brown.
Brown is 5'4" tall and weights 105 lbs. She has black hair and brown eyes and was last seen on Saturday, June 15 after she "left her residence on foot," the department said in a release.
Anyone who knows where Brown may be is asked to call Polk County Dispatch at 911 or 515-286-3333, Ext. 5.
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Ankeny Police Department said in a release the missing girl's name is Lazaha Brown, while the state missing persons database spells it Lezaha Brown.
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