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Gorham police locate two missing teenage girls

Nevaeh Joyce, Courtney Taft. Photos: Gorham Police


UPDATE: Gorham Police said Monday afternoon that the two girls have been found.

GORHAM, Maine (WGAN) Police in Gorham say they are searching for two 13-year-old girls who have been missing since Sunday.

Police say Nevaeh Joyce and Courtney Taft were last seen Sunday near Gray Road in Gorham.

Nevaeh is described as a white female, 5’2″, weighing 115 pounds with hazel eyes and brown hair. Courtney is also a white female, 5’3″, 130 pounds with brown eyes and red hair. She was last seen wearing black Adidas pants with a tear in the left knee, black crop top, green hooded sweatshirt and white Nike sneakers.

Both girls frequent the Windham, Westbrook, and South Portland areas as they have friends there.

Gorham police are asking anyone with information to give them a call

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