Missing 16-year-old mom and newborn twins from NE Phila. have been found

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Friday, February 13, 2015
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Philadelphia Police are looking for a missing 16-year-old girl and her newborn twin girls.

NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia Police have confirmed through the Gloucester City, New Jersey Police Department that a missing 16-year-old girl and her newborn twin girls have been located.



16-year-old Ruth Johnson was reported missing after last being seen at her home Thursday night in the 7100 block of Glenloch Street in Northeast Philadelphia.



Police say after a verbal altercation at her home around 9:00 p.m., Johnson left the residence along with her 7-day-old twin daughters.



Few details have been released, but police do say that both Ruth and her 7-day-old twin daughters are in good condition.

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