MOUNT CARMEL - Officers said the police department's new Facebook page was a valuable tool in locating a seven-year-old girl who wandered from her home Monday evening.
The father's fiance reported the girl missing at 7:16 p.m., an hour after she left her residence in the 100 block of North Market Street. The girl was found alone and unharmed at 8:20 p.m. in the area of Seventh and Vine streets, about 10 blocks away, by a borough resident, whose wife saw the missing girl's photo and clothing description on the department's Facebook page.
Police said the family did not give a reason why the girl went missing, but noted the girl had a frog with her when she was found.
Assisting at the scene were the Mount Carmel Fire Department, Mount Carmel Township and Kulpmont police departments and Sheriff Chad Reiner and his K-9, Clark.