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Runaway child from Tampa has been found

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UPDATE: TPD has located Jocelyn not far from her home and the park where she was last seen. She appears to be fine.

Tampa Police needs your help in finding a runaway 11-year-old girl who has been missing since Thursday.

Jocelyn Jackson, 11, was last seen around 5 p.m. in the area of Copeland Park, 11001 N 15th Street in Tampa.

According to police, Jocelyn is an African American girl, with brown eyes, about 5'4 inches tall, 160 lbs., with medium-length, dark brown hair that is usually kept in a pony tail. Her hair might be dyed red.
 
She was last seen wearing a black tank top, gray sweat pants with the word "pink" across the back, and flip flops.
 
Anyone with any information about Jocelyn's whereabouts should call the TPD non-emergency line at 813-231-6130.