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Kingsport Police Department
Dale Phipps, Interim Chief of Police 200 Shelby Street • Kingsport, TN 37660 http://KingsportTN.gov/City-Services/Police-Department • www.KingsportPDBlog.com |
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| NEWS RELEASE | ||||
| SUBJECT: | K.P.D. Attempting to Locate Missing Teen (Update) | |||
| DATE: | March 10, 2021 | |||
| CASE #: | 21-004708 | |||
| GENERAL NARRATIVE | ||||
| Update: Tanijah Benedetto has been found safe and is no longer considered a missing juvenile.
As previously released: On the afternoon of March 6, 2021, Tanijah Benedetto was reported as a missing juvenile to the Kingsport Police Department. She was last seen in the 400 block of New Beason Well Road in Kingsport. While foul play is not suspected, Investigators are making every possible effort to locate her. A photograph and detailed description are included with this release. Anyone who sees her or may know her current whereabouts is asked to contact the K.P.D. Criminal Investigations Division at 423-229-9429 or call Kingsport Central Dispatch at 423-246-9111. Alternatively, if an individual who is able to supply information related to this or any other case wishes not to be identified, tips can be submitted anonymously via online “Citizen Feedback” forms available at the following link: https://www.kingsporttn.gov/city-services/police-department/contact-us |
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| MISSING JUVENILE INFORMATION | |
| Name | Tanijah Tearra Benedetto |
| Age | 17 Years of Age |
| Gender/Race | Black/Female |
| Height/
Weight |
5 feet 8 inches
150 pounds |
| Hair/Eyes | Red Hair
Brown Eyes |
| Other Description | N/A |
| Residency | Kingsport, TN |
| Possible Clothing | Purple and Blue Puff Jacket
Black Tank Top Black Skinny Jeans with Holes Black Calf Boots |
| Last Known Location | 400 Block of New Beason Well Road
Kingsport, TN |
| RELEASING OFFICER | ||
| Thomas M. Patton, Public Information Officer
Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit 423-229-9433 (Desk) • 423-343-9749 (FAX) ThomasMPatton |
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