A San Diego police cruiser
A San Diego police cruiser. Photo by Chris Stone

Two girls who went missing from a children’s home in Linda Vista were found early Thursday morning in El Cajon, about 19 hours after they left the facility.

The two girls, aged 12, and 10, were last seen about 9 a.m. Wednesday by staff at the San Diego Center for Children at 3002 Armstrong Street, according to the San Diego Police Department.

The Center for Children “provides evidence-based therapeutic, educational, foster care and transition services to children and families struggling with mental, emotional and behavioral disorders,” according to the nonprofit organization’s website.

Missing persons bulletins were released for the missing girls just after midnight Thursday, and police said Jasleen had knowledge of the trolley system and contacts in San Diego and El Cajon.

How the girls were found was not immediately disclosed.

“Both juveniles were found in El Cajon by El Cajon Police and are being returned to (the) children’s home,” the SDPD said in a statement about 3:45 a.m.

— City News Service

Chris Jennewein is founder and senior editor of Times of San Diego.