ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOX) updated - Authorities say the missing 12-year-old who left her home with a woman believed to be posing as a social worker has been found safe.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol issued an Endangered Person Advisory for Jariah Hickman around 1:30 a.m. Thursday. The girl was last seen getting into a Black Chevy Impala in Walnut Park West near Jennings.
Police believe the woman driving the car may be posing as a Department of Family Services caseworker. The Department says they did not take custody of the girl.
Authorities says the girl was found safe around 9 a.m.
The car was last seen in the 5400 block of Hamilton Avenue.
Jariah Hickman is a black female, 5'4" in height, 170 pounds, black hair, brown eyes, light brown complexion. She was last seen wearing a red jacket and black pants with white stripes.
The unknown female subject was wearing a black pea coat and khaki pants.
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