Crime & Safety
La Crescenta Teen With Mental Health Issues Goes Missing
Police sought the public's help Sunday in finding a 17-year-old woman who went missing from her La Crescenta home.
LA CRESCENTA, CA — The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Sunday circulated photos of a 17-year-old girl with a history of mental health issues who went missing in La Crescenta.
Amanda "Mandy" Coventry left her La Crescenta home on Nov. 28, leaving a note that she had left to see old friends, the sheriff's Crescenta Valley station reported. A friend also stated she told him that she was running away.
Coventry left behind her cell phone and medication, which she takes on a daily basis.
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She was described as a 5-feet-9-inch tall white female weighing 120 pounds with dyed red and brown hair. She has a scar under her chin and wears large reading glasses.
Detectives from the sheriff's Crescenta Valley station urged anyone with information regarding Coventry's whereabouts to call them at 818-248-3464.
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—City News Service
Crescenta Valley Station Detectives are investigating a missing person case out of La Crescenta. If you have information which could help us find her, please contact the station at 818-248-3464.#LASD pic.twitter.com/72hmPrraiE
— LASD CrescentaValley (@CVLASD) December 20, 2020