UPDATE (9/24/18 8:15 a.m.) The Bellmead Police Department confirmed 11-year-old Katelynn Marie Maldonado has been found safe. Katelyn was reportedly located in her neighborhood shortly after the Amber alert was issued.
No other information has been released at this time...
15-year-old Heaven Ray Cox, whose picture has been circulating social media all week in an attempt to locate her, has been found safe, according to her mother.
Since January 1 of this year, 117 children have gone missing across Texas and have still not been found, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Whether abducted or a runaway, a missing child is a trauma for all involved. Amarillo Police are turning to technology to assist them in recovering the missing.