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12-year-old missing Fernwood girl found safe

By  Matthew Hendrickson
   
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Lashaiyah Williams | Chicago Police

A 12-year-old girl who was reported missing Sunday afternoon from the Fernwood neighborhood on the Far South Side has been found safe. 

Lashaiyah Williams had last been seen Saturday in the 10200 block of South LaSalle Street, according to a missing person alert from Chicago Police.

Police said Tuesday afternoon that Williams had been found safe, and was reunited with her family.

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