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Police Seek More Details After Missing Teen Found Safe

LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)- Investigators in Lakewood hope to get more details from a teen who was found unharmed after an hours-long search on Monday.

The 15-year-old called police from a Walmart store and said she had been kidnapped and assaulted. She told police she didn't know how she got there and only gave a vague description of her attacker.

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The teen's phone was found Monday morning in Kent Knudson Park off the 12000 block of West Dakota Drive.

She goes to Lakewood High School which is off 9th Avenue and Kipling Street. She later turned up at the Walmart on Wadsworth Boulevard.

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Copter4 over Kent Knudson Park in Lakewood (credit: CBS)

Within an hour after the girl was reported missing more than 100 law enforcement officers were on scene, including the FBI and K-9 units from neighboring counties. An Amber Alert was issued for her shortly before. It was canceled after she was located.

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Copter4 flew over the park where the missing girl's backpack was found (credit: CBS)

Police are searching for a white or Hispanic man in his 20s or 30s dressed all in black.

Additional Information From The Lakewood Police Department

Anyone who believes that they may have information about this case is asked to call the Lakewood Police Department at 303-987-7111.

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