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Update: Missing Lancaster Woman Found
By: Cheri Russo
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Update Wednesday 5:20 a.m.
Lancaster Police say they have found a 21-year-old woman who they earlier feared had been kidnapped.
Police say Christina Tate was found last night.
They say she is safe, unharmed and they no longer think she was abducted.
Investigators started looking for Tate after her boyfriend reported her missing early yesterday morning.
Tate was last seen at the Coach's Corner bar on North Columbus Street around 1:30 a.m.
Her boyfriend, Jeremy Howell, told police she stepped outside to use his cell phone for a call.
When she did not return, Howell says he called his voicemail from another phone and heard a message threatening Tate if he did not pay $20,000 within 48 hours.
Howell reported to police he believes a family dispute may be the cause for Tate's disappearance.
Police say they continue to investigate the incident.
Lancaster police are searching for a woman after her boyfriend reported her missing early this morning.
According to police reports, Christina Tate, 21, was last seen at the Coach's Corner bar on North Columbus Street around 1:30 a.m.
Her boyfriend, Jeremy Howell, told police she stepped outside to use his cell phone for a call.
When she did not return, Howell says he called his voicemail from another phone and heard a message threatening Tate if he did not pay $20,000 within 48 hours.
Howell reported to police he believes a family dispute may be the cause for Tate's disappearance.
Officers searched Tate's last known residence, but the woman living there said Tate hadn't been seen in a week.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Lancaster Police Department at 740-687-6680.