Authorities in Peoria had been searching for a missing woman from Ohio before she was found safe on Tuesday.
PEORIA, Ariz. — UPDATE: Peoria police said Jennifer Barnett was found Tuesday and is safe.
A woman from Ohio was recently reported missing and possibly in danger and the Peoria Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding her.
Peoria police are looking for Jennifer Barnett, a 31-year-old white woman who’s 5 feet 6 inches tall, 160 lbs with brown hair and brown eyes.
Barnett’s last known location was in the area of Old Carefree Highway and Lake Pleasant Parkway on Feb. 2. She was last known to be traveling in a Silver 2008 Dodge Durango with an Ohio license plate of JLV9603.
The last messages Barnett’s family received from her indicated that she may be in danger and that “something was wrong” and she didn’t feel safe.
Barnett’s family said she’d been traveling with her boyfriend since December, visiting places around the country. Barnett and the boyfriend were in Arizona for about a month when she was last heard from.
Police said Barnett’s phone is also no longer active.
Anyone with any information regarding Barnett’s whereabouts is asked to call the Peoria police at (623) 773-8311.
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