Update: The Van Wert County Sheriff's Office has confirmed that Victoria Bannister has been located. She has made contact with family and will be returning home.
VAN WERT, Ohio (WLIO) — The Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a runaway teenager from Convoy.
Deputies responded Sunday night to a home on North Cherry Street in Convoy after receiving a report that 16-year-old Victoria Mae Bannister had run away.
Bannister is described as being 5’6”, 120 pounds with brown shoulder length hair and hazel eyes. She was last seen wearing ripped jeans and carrying a backpack.
Authorities say she frequently visits locations in Auglaize and Shelby counties. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is urged to contact the Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office at (419) 238-3866.
