Missing girls from Monett found safe, returned home

Two girls who have been missing from Monett since May 24 have been located and safely returned to their family, according to a release from the Monett Police Department.

Olivia, 15, and Tori Bailey, 14, were picked up in El Dorado Springs by family on Friday. The release did not say whether they were in the company of Southwest Honkey gang members, as police had previously thought possible.

The two girls had been considered runaways until family members and others informed police that it was possible the two girls were in the El Dorado Springs area with two people involved with the Southwest Honkey gang.