Crime & Safety
Missing 10-Year-Old Found in Melrose
Malden Police found the 10-year-old after a nearly three hour search.
A girl missing from Malden for about three hours was later found in Melrose after an extensive search by Malden and later Melrose Police Friday evening.
The 10-year-old Mystic Valley Regional Charter School student, was found near Melrose High School around 8 p.m.
The child was last seen playing with children in a relative's backyard, was unharmed, Malden Police Chief Kevin Molis said. She reportedly wandered away after the other children went home.
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Molis said the child was found after commiting "significant resources" to the search, coordinated by Malden Sgt. Joseph Connelly.
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