Crime & Safety
13-Year-Old LA County Girl Missing For Days
A 13-year-old girl went missing earlier this week in Los Angeles County.
LOS ANGELES, CA — Authorities are asking for the public's help in finding a 13-year-old girl who went missing near Inglewood this week.
Sophia Mariel Cruz was last seen on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. near West 120th Street and Harvard Boulevard in the unincorporated area of West Athens, located east of Inglewood, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Friday.
Sophia is Latina, 5-foot-3 and weighs 150 pounds. She has long, curly black hair; brown eyes and braces.
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She was last seen wearing a gray sweater, black and white pants and had a black Jansport backpack.
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Anyone who has seen Sophia or knows of her whereabouts is asked to call the sheriff's South Los Angeles Station at 323-820-6700.
Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers online or by calling 800-222-8477.
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