UPDATE: Clark police say search still on for missing teen Kara Alongi

By Brent Johnson and Dan Goldberg/The Star-Ledger

CLARK — Clark police said they do not have any reason to believe the 16-year-old girl whose disappearance caused a whirl of activity on Twitter tonight is in any physical danger.

Kara Alongi's name went viral after she tweeted for help at 6:12 p.m.

"There is somone in my hour ecall (sic) 911," the tweet said.

Clark police chief Alan Scherb said there were no signs of foul play at Alongi's Hall Drive home.

"There was nothing disturbed inside the home," he said.

Dozens are now tweeting that Alongi 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.

Twitter exploded with thousands of messages about Alongi's disappearance. People frantically sent out her picture, asking to help find her. The hashtag "#helpfindkara" trended on the social networking site.

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