HOUSTON — UPDATE: The AMBER Alert for a missing 12-year-old girl has been canceled after she was found.
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A regional AMBER Alert was issued for a 12-year-old Houston girl.
She was last seen around 11:15 p.m. on Thursday near Greens Road and Northchase Drive, just east of the North Freeway, in the Greenspoint area.
Houston police believed the girl was with an older male driving a black pickup truck of unknown make and model.
What to do when someone goes missing
Thousands of people go missing every year across the United States, and there are organizations and law enforcement agencies that work to bring them home to loved ones.
The Texas Center for the Missing is an organization with Houston roots that works to educate loved ones and authorities on finding the lost.
From resources that deal with missing children to endangered adults, the nonprofit organization has compiled a wealth of resources to help.
