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Police: 12-year-old missing after woman posing as family services worker takes her

By Nicole Sanders

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    JENNINGS, Missouri (KMOV) — A search is underway after a 12-year-old left her home with a woman pretending to be an employee with the Department of Family Services, police said.

Around 5:30 p.m., Jariah Hickman, 12, was last seen getting into a black Chevrolet Impala in the 5400 block of Hamilton Wednesday. Police said a woman, wearing a black peacoat and khaki pants, claimed she worked for family services.

Investigators later learned Hickman was not taken by the agency.

The 12-year-old is 5 foot 4 inches tall, weighs 170 pounds and was last seen wearing a red jacket and black pants with white stripes.

Anyone with information should call 911 or St. Louis County Police Department at 636-529-8210.

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