Amber Alert canceled after Shelton teen found in Olympia

I know the girl very well. She has a good life and no reason to do this other than the fact that this kid that called the cops later is bad news and they wouldn't let her date him because of that. I am her best friend and I agree with her parents even. It's being said that he snuck over there last night and cut the screen himself the struggle was because she hadn't known that it was him when she realized it was him she left with him. He called later to turn her in because they realized what they had done. Right now they are both in huge trouble, especially him with the law I believe.

The girl has become famous with the Amber Alert.

The reason why this happened is between the girl and her parents, who have to be so relieved that she is safe.  As far as legal ramifications for the girl -- that's a tough one, and I'm sure the authorities will have to weigh a lot of information to make the appropriate decision. 

My teen son won't turn off the video games long enough to sneak out of the house or even leave the house at all for that matter...Its weird that she slashed the screen, they are pretty easy to pop out and replace back when you sneak back in.  I would be a little suspicous as a parent with her story. I would be more likely to believe that the male friend  helped her sneak out, slashing her screen and then called the police the next morning with this story after they figured out her parents called police and there was an Amber alert.

 

Some follow-up would be helpful. How about it, KOMO?

I'm glad she is safe!  Not going to comment on why, who, what, where until I hear the 'rest of the story' .

Apparently the police can't tell the difference between a typical teenager's messy bedroom and the scene of a struggle.

This smells.

the amber alert did work she is fine and in a lot of trouble .#2 sure hope they fix the screen or the next time it could be worse

I'm very glad that she was found safe and is back with her family. However, who are we to judge. She could have been threatend, scared and covered up some facts, maybe to protect herself or her family. I just can't see her walking 15 miles alone to go see someone. I truly hope the police continue to get more information on this case and not let it go.

The headline said found in Olympia but that isn't Hardstine Island or Agate it is closer to Shelton. Besides that hope she gets into some deep trouble if not by the law then he parents for running off in the first place and causing a huge problem

She needs to be thankful that nothing worse happened to her ON her way to the man's house! She could have been abducted by some loonie, or been injured walking alone late at night etc.

Now go ahead and figure out why she chose to do such a stupid thing to begin with. Make her work to help offset the costs of Amber alert searches...

If she staged that scene and wasted police hours, she should be charged.

I don’t know when the guy called her in, but at a slow walk of 2mph, she would have gotten to his house at 3PM.  This guy was very smart.  Don’t mess around, don’t waste time, call it in immediately.  This little air head needs some real discipline to show her that her actions potentially pose a risk to other teens who may have been really accosted.  Her sort of actions are why there is often a delay before law enforcement declares it an abduction rather than a runaway.      

Given the OTHER incident this week in Shelton, let's just all breathe a prayer of thanksgiving that this girl is NOT going to turn up as a body in some deserted ravine some many months hence! Whatever made her do this, I hope that police and her parents figure it out and take such corrective action as MAY be appropriate. And I hope that police figure out why there were "signs of a struggle" in the girl's bedroom!

 

However, I think and hope that the too-many predators out there realize that we have now gotten to having a "hair trigger" on Amber Alerts and suspected abductions of teens and children. We are NOT going to let another Zina Linnick go 12 hours or more without a full alert out.

When did 15 miles become such a long distance? I guess if you're texting the whole time and not looking where you're going. Bouncing off trees, etc.

That is a pretty long walk for a teenager and although teenagers can do goofy things, this just seems too far outside of normal teenage behavior. I hate to say it but chances are there is something not right in the background. I hope the police don't just pronounce the girl safe and move on, I have to hope they can figure this out, these things just tend to get worse unless someone can step in. 

Wow!  To think that she walked for 15 miles undetected with cars & traffic passing by and only when she reaches her destination does anybody recognize her. Amazing to say the least!

Signs of a struggle? Well, I can tell you that my teens bedrooms look like twisters went through them. If they ever went missing I guess the cops would think there were "signs of a struggle" as well.

EXACTLY WHAT I SAID YESTERDAY..she has that look..RUNAWAY..

Personally, I do feel she should have a day or two in juvie to "scare" the crud out of her. Every teen who decides to be a stupid idiot like this to get even with thier parents are just one more reason why detectives hesitate to follow up on a true case of "missing person" reports when it involves a teen. Even if the teen is gone for over 24 hours they are reluctant to take a report because it's likely they're "just acting out or are a runaway". It doesn't even matter if the teen in question has developmental delays, they're treated with the same jaded attitude. Grow up already and realize it's not all about your precious little princess feelings.

That doesnt add up, Harstine island and Agate are a ways apart....and in the opposite direction from Olympia.  I know I grew up out there.

This family needs some intervention. The man will hopefully be investigated for luring a minor. I am super glad that she is alive and/or not someone's slave today.

Shame on her! I feel so bad for her parents.

Hope whatever she was up to was worth it.  Payback is a ditch.

I am glad she is safe however the parents should also explain the report of the fake call.  There was a lot of people helping from various agencies around the state.  I feel the parents should have to foot part of the bill for the man hours.  Obviously the parents did not make calls to her friends and/or other family BEFORE launching a full blown search on her.  Had they done that maybe they would have learned something sooner and not wasted valuable police time.

Just heard another Amber Alert message for this girl on the radio. Someone should tell the radio stations to STOP PLAYING IT if she's been found. Derrrr

Good, safe she is. And, my prediction she had run away shown true. Who she went with (or to meet) doesn't matter now, but she does have a ton of explaining to do to her family, and to some extent the authorities who launched the Amber Alert.

Likewise, those same authorities need to brush up on their investigative techniques as what they 'thought' were indicators of a struggle, seem a little premature now.