West Hartford Police said Thursday morning that Tyler Hester, 14, has been located and is safe. [Updated, Thursday, March 7, 9:07 a.m.]

Tyler Hester. Courtesy of Connecticut State Police

By Ronni Newton

Update, Thursday, March 7, 9:07 a.m.

West Hartford Police Capt. Daniel Moffo said in an email that 14-year-old Tyler Hester has been found, is safe, and has been re-united with her family. No further details were provided.

Original story

A 14-year-old female was last seen Tuesday and West Hartford Police are actively seeking information regarding her whereabouts.

A Silver Alert was issued by State Police on Tuesday night, and West Hartford Police distributed a news release on Wednesday afternoon stating that Tyler Hester (date of birth June 14, 2009) was last seen leaving her home at approximately 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5. She has been entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs), and other law enforcement agencies are also engaged in looking for her.

Police describe Tyler as a Black female, approximately 5-feet-2-inches with black hair and blonde braids and brown eyes. She weighs approximately 110 pounds.

She has dark blue braces on her teeth and wears round-shaped glasses, police said.

Tyler was last seen wearing blue pajama pants with penguins on them, a gray hooded sweatshirt, and black and white Air Jordan sneakers. She was also carrying three backpacks – a white bag, a black/dark blue bag, and a light purple bag as shown in the above photo.

Police ask that anyone who has information regarding her whereabouts contact the West Hartford Police as soon as possible so that she can be reunited with her family. Anyone with information should call 911 immediately, and can also contact the West Hartford Police Department at 860-523-5203, or via the anonymous tip line 860-570-8969 or email [email protected].

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