TWO RIVERS, Wis. (WFRV) – The Two Rivers Police Department provided additional information on an ongoing case surrounding a 16-year-old girl who was found in Wyoming after being reported missing on Black Friday.
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According to the release, officers responded to check for the missing girl, identified as a 16-year-old from Manitowoc, after her family hadn’t seen her and she had not shown up for work.
Officials learned that she was last seen being picked up from a friend’s house in Two Rivers by a man in a sedan hours before the notification. The Two Rivers Police Department coordinated its investigation with multiple other agencies after learning that the girl was taken out of state.
The following agencies were alerted:
- Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigations (DCI) – Wisconsin Crime Alert Network
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Nebraska State Patrol
- Wyoming Highway Patrol
- Wyoming DCI
- Manitowoc County Joint Dispatch Center
Several dispatch centers in Nebraska and Wyoming were notified, and on November 29, the Wyoming Highway Patrol spotted a suspect vehicle that held the girl and two men who said they were paid to pick her up and take her to Utah.
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The two men were arrested for kidnapping and are reportedly under investigation concerning their immigration status.
Local 5 will provide updates as needed.
