POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A missing Lakeland girl has been found safe, according to authorities on Monday morning.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a missing child alert for Empress Moore of Lakeland.

According to police, the little girl ran away from home, not once but twice on Sunday night.

“Empress initially ran away from her home in the 800 block of North New York Avenue in Lakeland around 8:30 p.m. on January 26, 2025. The Lakeland Police Department was called at that time by her mother and a search was conducted. Patrol officers located her at a friend's residence a short distance away in the 200 block of Pear Street. Empress was returned to her home and at approximately 9:30 p.m. she ran away again,” according to the Lakeland Police Department.

She was last seen wearing a puffy blue jacket, blue leggings and pink sparkly boots.

Anyone who saw her was asked to call the Lakeland Police Department at 863-834-6900 or 911..