Anchorage police say a woman with disabilities who walked into a school Thursday afternoon asking for assistance has been identified and safely reunited with her family, following an appeal to the public for help.
APD spokesperson Dani Myren says the woman -- between 30 and 40 years old, wearing a red/cream/black plaid button-up short, blue jeans and flip-flops -- had walked into Russian Jack Elementary at about 1:40 p.m.
According to Myren, a Crisis Intervention Team officer spoke with the woman, but wasn't initially able to identify where she came from. Soon after local media posted APD's request for help, however, members of the public were able to confirm her identity.
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