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Missing Campton Hills teen found safe By ASHLEY SLOBODA asloboda@shawmedia.com ST. CHARLES – A days-long search for a Campton Hills teen ended Tuesday morning when she was found, safe and sound, at a friend’s house in St. Charles. Her father, Jason Czajkowski, said he and his wife never imagined the community would rally behind them the way it did. “My wife and I are grateful for the overwhelming support that we received from the community to bring her home safely,” he said. Emily Czajkowski’s whereabouts had been the St. Charles Police Department’s priority since she was last seen the evening of July 22, Deputy Police Chief Steve Huffman said. Huffman said the search for the 14-year-old was a department effort that included “pretty much everybody” in addition to assistance from the Campton Hills, Geneva and Batavia police departments, the Kane County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Mar-
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shals Service. He also acknowledged the community search efforts by the public and the “unbelievable” response on Facebook. “The ability to reach the community like that is outstanding,” Huffman said. St. Charles police found Emily Czajkowski at a friend’s home after the mother of the friend – also a juvenile – discovered the girl was inside the house with her son, Emily Huffman said. Czajkowski He said Emily Czajkowski had been there “on and off over the last five days.” She was “100 percent cooperative,” Huffman said. He said she was reunited with her family, and police are treating the situation as a private family matter. Police know why Emily Czajkowski walked away from the
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Button Man Printing in downtown St. Charles replaced “missing” posters with a “welcome home” sign after Campton Hills teen Emily Czajkowski was found safe.
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