Jodie Renee Collie

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The Rocky Mount North Carolina Police Department has activated tha Amber Alert after the girl was reported missing on Friday morning. Authorities say Jodie Collie was discovered missing from her home Friday at about 6:50 a.m. Authorities suspect that she was abducted by a registered sex offender.

Jodie Renee Collieis described as a white female, approximately 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing 114 pounds. Authorities say the girl has blonde hair and green eyes.

Police say the abductor, Phillip Daniel Denkler , 27, is a registered sex offender. He is described as a white male with straight, short, black hair and brown eyes.

The two were last seen in a beige 2005 Hyundai Sonata with North Carolina license plate number NMN-2630.

anyone who has information about this case is asked to call the Rocky Mount Police Department at [phone] or 911

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DES MOINES, Iowa -- A missing 12-year-old girl from North Carolina was found Tuesday night in the Des Moines metro.

Jodie Collie triggered a nationwide Amber Alert when she disappeared Thursday night from her Rocky Mount, N.C. home.

Police said Collie was dropped off at the Greyhound Station on 11th Street and Keo Way Tuesday night.

Police said she called her grandfather, and he then called the FBI. The FBI notified Des Moines police.

Officers found 12-year-old Collie at the station at about 8 p.m. Police said she seemed physically OK, but shaken up.

She is now at Broadlawns Medical Center being checked out.

It’s a “bad situation, obviously, terrible. Fortunately, it’s come out in a positive outcome. We did locate her and she is in relatively good health. And we’re very grateful we’re able to locate here and she’s safe,” said Sgt. Todd Dykstra, spokesman for the Des Moines Police Department.

Police are now looking for a registered sex offender who is accused of abducting Collie.

Phillip Denkler, 27, is thought to be driving a beige Hyundai Sonata with North Carolina plates.

Those with information are asked to contact police.

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