Sioux Falls Police say missing children found safe

UPDATE: Sioux Falls police say that two children who were reported missing overnight have been found safe as of 1:20 p.m. The children were found in the area of Whittier Park along with a car that they had reportedly stolen, an officer on scene said.

The children were found shortly after a scanner report of a possible sighting at Falls Park.

No other information has been released.

EARLIER STORY: Sioux Falls police are asking for the public's help to find two children who were reported missing late last night.

A Facebook post from the Sioux Falls Police Department said officers are looking for Trevor Alford and Adreeyan Bennett-Pelaez, both last seen near the Washington Pavilion.

Alford is 12-years-old and 5-feet-tall with dark hair down to his eyebrows. His clothing at the time he went missing is unknown.

Bennett-Pelaez is 11-years-old, standing 4-feet-6 inches tall. He has brown hair, and his clothing at the time he went missing is also unknown.

Police spokesman Sam Clemens said someone called in Monday night around 8:30 p.m., saying they saw a red Ford Taurus being driven by two children near the area of West Russell Street and I-29.

An email to parents from the Sioux Falls School District said that the two Lowell Elementary fifth-graders did not show up to school this morning.

Clemens said a red Ford Taurus was reported stolen Monday night after being left unlocked with the keys inside.

While the vehicle has not been found, there's "a good chance" the two children were Alford and Bennett-Pelaez, Clemens said.

Police said there is nothing suspicious about the incident, and the children are considered runaways.

Police said the two boys are together, and that anyone with information should call 911.