Missing 12-year-old at center of Ebony Alert located, CHP says
VENTURA – California authorities said Thursday that an Ebony Alert over a missing 12-year-old girl was deactivated after she was located.
Tiana Carter had been missing since she was last seen in Ventura County around 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The CHP did not say exactly where Carter was found or what condition she was in.
It was believed she could have been on her way to the Sacramento area.
EBONY ALERT - Ventura, Stanislaus, San Joaquin and Sacramento Counties
— CHP - Alerts (@CHPAlerts) July 23, 2024
Last seen: Harper Drive and Santa Margarita Road, Ventura
Possibly enroute to the Sacramento Area @Ventura_PD
IF SEEN, CALL 9-1-1 pic.twitter.com/EguDNwO3JV
Ebony Alerts started in California in 2024 thanks to a new law going into effect. An Ebony Alert can be sent out by law enforcement agencies to help try and find a Black person missing due to suspicious or unexplainable circumstances.