UPDATE: Missing Mother, Two Children Found


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UPDATED: 12:31 p.m., Wednesday:

“The Bristol Township Police Department have located  Andria Downey along with her two children, safe in Falls Township with family,” police said.

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UPDATED: 10:05 a.m., Wednesday:

The Bristol Township Police Department announced Wednesday morning that they are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing mother and her two kids.

Police told LevittownNow.com Andria Downey and her two children were last seen in the Levittown area late Tuesday evening.

Downey reportedly left her residence on foot and may be in need of medical attention, police said.

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She was last spotted near the intersection of Mill Creek Road and Falls-Tullytown Road.

Downey is described as being approximately five-foot-five inches tall, weighing about 185 pounds, and was last seen wearing a blue shirt and shorts.

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Her daughter is 3 feet tall and weighs roughly 50 pounds. She has brown hair and was donned in all pink clothing during the time of her disappearance.

Downey’s son is around four-foot-five inches tall, weighs approximately eighty pounds, has blonde hair, and was last seen wearing unspecified clothing.

Police were searching the area near Levittown Lake early Wednesday morning. A New Jersey State Police helicopter was brought in to assist.

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Authorities are asking anyone with knowledge regarding the whereabouts of the missing individuals to come forward. Anyone with information can contact Sgt. Jason Mancuso at 267-812-2999.

Original Story:

A flurry of police activity, including a low-flying helicopter illuminating the night with its spotlight, jolted residents awake in the early hours of Wednesday.

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The search was related to a missing mother and her children, law enforcement sources have confirmed.

Residents from Bristol Township, Falls Township, and Tullytown Borough told LevittownNow.com they saw the police presence on the ground and in the area around 1 a.m.

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Several accounts indicated that the search efforts seemed to center around Levittown Lake.

Officials from Falls Township police have revealed that the missing woman’s cell phone had been pinged in their municipality.

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Bristol Township police confirmed the police activity was connected to the search for the missing persons.

Despite the search in the early morning hours, the woman and her children were not located, authorities said.

A helicopter from the New Jersey State Police was called to assist local authorities in the search.

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Bristol Township police said they will release further details on the incident later in the day.

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