A Philadelphia girl who went missing and apparently sent a social media message saying she was being held against her will has been found and been reunited with her family.
Family members told police Amiyah Freeman, 14, ran away from home Aug. 10. On Friday, she was reunited with her family, Philadelphia Police Department spokeswoman Tanya Little said.
Family members told police that on Aug. 24, the teen sent them a direct message on Instagram claiming she was being held against her will at an unknown location. They also said she messaged them a photo of a vehicle she claimed was used by a kidnapper.
Police tracked the vehicle down and spoke to the owner. The man, who police did not identify because he hasn't been charged with a crime, told them he's a private cab driver and that Freeman asked him for a ride over the weekend.
The man told police he picked Freeman up at Broad and Allegheny and dropped her off at a Rita's Water Ice on Hunting Park Avenue and Fox Street, investigators said. Police searched the man's vehicle and home, but have not yet determined whether he was involved in her disappearance.
