UPDATE as of 10:30 a.m.:
State police said in a tweet that Alaina Mason was found safely in White Township.
State police are looking for a girl who ran away from her home in White Township this morning.
(Photos provided by PSP-Indiana)
Troopers say that 12-year-old Alaina J. Mason was last seen in the early morning hours leaving her home in the 4000 block of Route 286 West. A family member reported her missing this morning. She took her bicycle with her, but forgot her eyeglasses. Her family said she may be trying to ride to Pittsburgh.
Mason was described as a black girl, 4 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 105 pounds with brown eyes and black shoulder-length hair. She was last seen wearing dark grey shorts and a tye-dye t-shirt. Her bicycle is a Mongoose brand bike with pink letters and wheels, with pink butterfly-shaped spokes.
A search detail is underway. Anyone who may have seen her leaving her home early this morning or who may have information on her whereabouts is urged to call 911.
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