HOUSTON, Texas — Police investigators reported that a local sports journalist who went missing on Sunday was found safe. Houston police tweeted a message early Monday saying they were probing the woman’s disappearance as a missing person’s case. Around 8:30 a.m., a second tweet announced officers found her safe.
The Houston Police Department tweeted a message early Monday morning asking for help in finding Courtney Roland. The tweet stated the department was handling her disappearance as a missing person’s case.
We are investigating this missing person’s case. We encourage anyone with information on Ms. Courtney Roland’s whereabouts to call our Missing Person’s Unit at 832-394-1840 #hounews CC7 https://t.co/bN6Y6kYMKS
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) January 8, 2018
About five hours later, Houston police tweeted that officers found Roland in the Galleria area. The message states she appeared to be unharmed but was taken to a hospital for evaluation.
UPDATE: Our officers have found Ms. Roland in the Galleria area. She appears unharmed. She’ll be taken to an area hospital for an evaluation. We are not providing the location where she was found or hospital at this time. More info to follow. #HouNews https://t.co/btdaJLbifW
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) January 8, 2018
Roland primarily covers Texas A&M University football for AggieYell.com and Rivals.com. She was reported on social media as last seen leaving a Team Texas Elite football tryout over the weekend. The posts state she left the tryout in an Uber, the Houston Chronicle reported.
Early Sunday morning, the 29-year-old sports reporter texted her roommate and said she was worried about a blue truck following her after she left a Walgreens in the Heights area of Houston.
Police found the woman’s car in a parking lot at the Houston Galleria, the newspaper reported. Police said her purse and other belongings were found in a nearby business.
KTRK ABC13 reporter Courtney Fischer tweeted on Monday morning that Roland had been found safe. No other details were provided.
BREAKING: #CourtneyRoland FOUND SAFE. Dad just called me. More details soon. #HelpFindCourtney #abc13 pic.twitter.com/qzvboV4Luq
— Courtney Fischer (@CourtneyABC13) January 8, 2018
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Bob Price serves as associate editor and senior political news contributor for Breitbart Texas. He is a founding member of the Breitbart Texas team. Follow him on Twitter @BobPriceBBTX, Gab, and Facebook.
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