UPDATE: At 9:17 a.m., the Newport News Police Department shared the following statement with us: "Ms. Ammen has been
located and is safe. Thanks to those who shared the information."
ORIGINAL STORY:
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Virginia State Police have issued a Critically Missing Adult Alert – or an “Ashanti Alert” – for a woman last seen in Newport News.
Jennifer Ammen, 39, was last seen on Tuesday, Dec. 5 at 12:30 p.m. in the area of 319 Hickory Avenue in Newport News, according to state police.
Authorities said her disappearance poses a threat to her health and safety. The Ashanti Alert was used just after 9 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 7.
The Newport News Police Department shared the following description of Ammen: white, female, 5’7” and 125 lbs., with brown eyes and blonde hair. She was last seen on foot and was possibly wearing a gray and white long-sleeve shirt, dark pants and gray shoes, state police said.
Anyone with information on Ammen’s whereabouts is asked to call 911 or the Newport News Police Department at 757-247-2500.
