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14-year-old girl missing from Woodlawn located, safe

By Sun-Times Wire

A 14-year-old girl who went missing more than a month ago from the South Side Woodlawn neighborhood has been found safe.

Kiara Jones had been missing since Aug. 8 from the 6600 block of South Vernon, according to a missing person alert from Chicago Police.

On Saturday, police said Jones had been located and was safe, but did not provide additional information.

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