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Norfolk Police says 10-year-old girl found safe

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NORFOLK, Va. — The Norfolk Police Department says 10-year-old Janyasia Edwards has been found safe.

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“Happy to report Janyasia Edmonds has been found and is safe. Thank you to all who assisted,” said the department in a tweet.

Before being found, Janyasia was last seen getting ready for school around 6:45 a.m., at her residence in the 2500 block of E. Virginia Beach Blvd., on April 8.

Janyasia attends Richard Bowling Elementary; however, she did not return home from school Monday afternoon.

Officials did not go into further detail about how she was found.