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Missing 13-year-old girl in Los Angeles found safe

Investigators with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office are asking for the public’s assistance in locating critical missing 13-year-old Melanie Jean Garcia. (LASD)

A missing 13-year-old girl who disappeared in Los Angeles has been found on April 25.

At the time, Melanie Jean Garcia was last seen on April 21 around 9:15 p.m. in the 1600 block of East 126th Street in Willowbrook, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.


“Thank you to the public, the media, Aero Bureau, and deputy personnel for their tireless efforts in the search for Miss Garcia,” said LASD.

No further details were released about the incident.

Anyone with any information is urged to contact the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Century Station at 323-568-4800. 

Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or by visiting the Crime Stoppers website