A first-of-its-kind statewide call brought a once-missing teen home safely this week — just a few days after the new law that made it possible took effect. The California Highway Patrol issued the state’s first Ebony Alert on Thursday, Jan. 4, for a missing 17-year-old girl who had last been seen on Dec. 30 at Broadway and West Florence Avenue in Los Angeles. The Long Beach Police Department requested the alert on Thursday. A Long Beach police detective found the teen unharmed on Friday morning, Jan. 5, and helped her return home safely, said LBPD spokesperson Richard Mejia. SNIP