New Jersey police say they are searching for 16-year-old Kara Alongi, a missing girl who generated big buzz on social media with a post about a possible intruder.
"There is somone in my hour ecall 911," she posted on Twitter at 6:20 p.m. Sunday before she went missing. It is believed she meant "someone in my house, call 911."
The comment prompted a flurry of activity on the social networking site, with more than 150,000 followers joining an online group called #helpfindkara.
No foul play is believed to be involved, said Clark, New Jersey, Police Chief Alan Scherb, who said there are also no signs of forced entry and nothing missing from the home.
But the teen's post drew national attention, with several people posting her photo in hope of locating the girl, as well as broader speculation about what may have transpired
"A girl named kara got kidnapped tonight in my town. if you ALL could RT this, that'd be amazing," wrote Joshua@chomikk on Twitter. "RT" means "retweet," or forward the message.
Police say there is no indication of a kidnapping.
The series of posts also elicited indignation from social media users like Jill Brown @YoungJillian_.
"I understand the whole #helpfindkara, but what about every other child that goes missing everyday?" she wrote. "What makes this different?"
Alongi, who was home alone, did not call police. Her parents phoned authorities after they realized she had gone missing.
Police say someone called a taxi company asking for a car at Alongi's address around the time the Twitter message was posted.
The driver later identified Alongi as the girl he picked up and said he drove her to Rahway Train Station, Scherb said.
By David Ariosto, CNN, October 1, 2012
"There is somone in my hour ecall 911," she posted on Twitter at 6:20 p.m. Sunday before she went missing. It is believed she meant "someone in my house, call 911."
The comment prompted a flurry of activity on the social networking site, with more than 150,000 followers joining an online group called #helpfindkara.
No foul play is believed to be involved, said Clark, New Jersey, Police Chief Alan Scherb, who said there are also no signs of forced entry and nothing missing from the home.
But the teen's post drew national attention, with several people posting her photo in hope of locating the girl, as well as broader speculation about what may have transpired
"A girl named kara got kidnapped tonight in my town. if you ALL could RT this, that'd be amazing," wrote Joshua@chomikk on Twitter. "RT" means "retweet," or forward the message.
Police say there is no indication of a kidnapping.
The series of posts also elicited indignation from social media users like Jill Brown @YoungJillian_.
"I understand the whole #helpfindkara, but what about every other child that goes missing everyday?" she wrote. "What makes this different?"
Alongi, who was home alone, did not call police. Her parents phoned authorities after they realized she had gone missing.
Police say someone called a taxi company asking for a car at Alongi's address around the time the Twitter message was posted.
The driver later identified Alongi as the girl he picked up and said he drove her to Rahway Train Station, Scherb said.
By David Ariosto, CNN, October 1, 2012
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