By Brent Johnson and Dan Goldberg/The Star-Ledger

CLARK — Police are searching for a missing 16-year-old girl from Clark whose name sparked a flurry of activity on Twitter tonight.

At 6:12 p.m. today, Kara Alongi tweeted: "There is somone in my hour ecall 911."

Soon, thousands of people were tweeting messages that Kara went missing. They frantically sent out her picture, asking for help. The hashtag "#helpfindkara" trended on the social networking site.

Clark police cars are lining Hall Drive, while officers are working inside the Alongi home, snapping photos. Neighbors are watching from their front yards, and police dogs are mulling about the front of the property.

Dozens on Twitter noted how terrifying Kara's last tweet was.

“Honestly, this is the scariest thing,” one tweet read.

“Shouldn't have gotten on twitter tonight, all of these tweets are scaring me,” said another.

There was also a Facebook page created called “Help Find Kara Alongi.”

UPDATE 11:55 p.m.: Clark police chief Alan Scherb has dispelled rumors that Alongi was kidnapped.

"We don't feel any foul play was involved," he said. "There was nothing disturbed inside the home."

Dozens are now tweeting that Kara has been found. But Scherb said she is still missing.

He asked Alongi to call police.

"Obviously, our concern is for your safety," Scherb said.

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