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Police: Missing Mom, 16, Twin Newborn Daughters Found Safe

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Philadelphia police say a missing 16-year-old girl and her twin newborn daughters have been found.

Police say 16-year-old Ruth Johnson and her week-old twin daughters -- Faith and Grace -- were found at a friend's house Friday.

Johnson and the newborns went missing at about 9 p.m. Thursday at her home in the 7100 block of Glenloch Street in Northeast Philadelphia.

Investigators say Johnson had a verbal altercation at her home and left the residence with her twin daughters.

Grace and Faith Johnson
Missing twin newborns Grace and Faith Johnson. (credit: Philadelphia Police)

However, police said they have been found safe at a friend's house.

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