Missing 12-year-old Brownsville girl Amijah Gantt returned home and is in good health, police said in a news release. Gantt had been missing since Jan. 28, according to police. [Photo courtesy of NYPD]

Missing 12-year-old Brownsville girl Amijah Gantt returned home and is in good health, police said in a news release.

Gantt had been missing since Jan. 28, according to police. [Photo courtesy of NYPD]

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Police said Amijah Gantt is in good health.

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