KETTERING, Ohio -- Authorities said for several hours Thursday morning, police in Kettering searched for a missing 11-year-old girl. They said she was eventually found, but not before police issued a Code Red alert to thousands of homes in Kettering,

Mary Alexandria Bachelor, who goes by Alex, was not in her room when her alarm clock went off around 6:30 a.m. Thursday. Her parents called police and then officers called the girl’s friends and school mates for help.

Police rushed to the girl’s home on Lotz Street to get a picture and a description of her. After an initial search, detectives called out the K-9 unit to help in the search.

Bachelor was eventually found wandering a neighboring street and was escorted home around noon. Authorities said the girl was distraught over a recent move to Kettering and grades that were slipping in school.

Officers checked the girl’s school at Van Buren Middle School, talked to friends, and canvassed area streets.