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Detroit police: Missing 14-year-old girl returned home safely

Teen left home after getting frustrated with homework

Deshila Pinkston. (Detroit Police Department)

DETROIT – According to authorities, 14-year-old Deshila Pinkston returned home safely Friday night, just before 11 p.m.

Police said Pinkston left home after getting frustrated with homework. She was last spotted walking east toward a vacant lot on Algoquin Street.

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She is described as having a medium brown complexion. The teen was wearing a black and white striped shirt with red roses on it, blue jeans, black Nike gym shoes and carrying a cheetah print bag when she disappeared.

Anyone with information on the missing teen is asked to call police at 313-596-5540 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up.

Read more: Missing in Michigan reports


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