Missing 14-Year-Old Colorado Girl Found: Police

UPDATE: The teen's name and photo have been removed from this story since police confirmed she has been found.

BOULDER, CO — The 14-year-old missing since September 30, has been found, according to the Boulder Police Department.

The teen was brought to a hospital for medical evaluation after being found around 5 p.m. Monday at a Thornton residence, police said. Authorities added that her parents have been notified and the teen and her family will receive “appropriate social services support.”

Boulder police said they believe that the girl ran away, but are continuing to evaluate the situation and are withholding some details as they complete the investigation into where she was and what occurred while she was away from her family.

According to the department in a previous update, no one in the teen's family spoke to her while she was missing.

Before she was found, authorities said that the girl's friends told them they had received messages that they believe could be from her saying she was safe with a “family” in Arizona and did not want to return home. At the time, police had been unable to confirm if these claims were true or if the messages were actually from the missing teen.

“We are incredibly grateful for the partnership of state and federal agencies, who through a variety of investigative efforts, helped our detectives bring [the teen] home,” Police Chief Maris Herold said in the most recent update. “We are also appreciative of the outpouring of community and media interest in this case.”