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Sunday, January 13, 2013

Missing Teen Found SAFE in DeKalb

Courtney Jean Arp, the 15-year-old Lockport teen who has been missing since Jan. 6, was found safe in DeKalb early Sunday morning.

Update, 12:09 p.m., Jan. 13 -- Courtney Jean Arp, 15, of Lockport, who has been missing for over a week, was found safe in DeKalb, IL, early Sunday morning. Courtney's mother posted a message on the Missing Cases Facebook page: "We got her !!!!!! Dekalb police dept thank YOU!!!!!" Other sources close to the family confirmed that the Lockport girl was found safe. Courtney was visiting her dad in Worth for the Christmas holidays when she was believed to have run away. Original post: Worth police continue to comb through leads about a missing Lockport teen. Investigators have ruled out photos and video footage that were purported to be 15-year-old Courtney Jean Arp, who was last seen on Jan. 6 in Worth. “We’re receiving tips from the public …

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Missing Lockport Teen Last Seen in Worth

Family turns to social media for help in finding 15-year-old daughter.

The family of a 15-year-old girl missing since Sunday is turning to social media in the hopes of locating her. Courtney Jean Arp is believed to be a runaway and was last seen around 8 p.m. Sunday near 113th Street and Ridgeland Avenue in Worth. Courtney's primary residence is with her mother in Lockport, but she was visiting her father, Les Arp, in Worth for winter break when she went missing on Sunday. She is a sophomore at Lockport High School. “She snuck out her bedroom window,” Les Arp said. “She is definitely a runaway.” Arp said in speaking to Courtney’s friends, they learned of a 20-year-old boyfriend with a criminal history. The family suspects that Courtney might be with the boyfriend, whose last known address was in Palos Heights…

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