Crime & Safety

NorCal College Student Missing After Traveling To LA With No Notice: Reports

"She left without personal property and may or may not be able to identify herself," police said of Noelle M. Lynch.

Noelle M. Lynch has been missing for a week after she was last seen in Inglewood, police said.
Noelle M. Lynch has been missing for a week after she was last seen in Inglewood, police said. (Los Angeles Police Department)

INGLEWOOD, CA — Police are seeking the public’s help to find a Sacramento State student who went missing a week ago in Southern California, according to reports.

Noelle M. Lynch, 23, was last seen around 5 p.m. April 3 leaving an apartment building on foot in the 900 block of East Redondo Boulevard in Inglewood, police said. Lynch is white with brown hair and blue eyes. She is 5-foot-8 and weighs about 125 pounds, according to police, who said she was last seen wearing a dark T-shirt, green sweatpants with a military logo and white sneakers.

“She left without personal property and may or may not be able to identify herself,” police said.

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Lynch lives in Granite Bay and went to Los Angeles without notice, a family spokesperson told The Sacramento Bee. She did not bring her medication and her phone was discovered at Los Angeles International Airport, the Bee reported.

Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to contact the Los Angeles Police Department Missing Persons Unit at 213-996-1800. During non-business hours or weekends, tipsters can call 877-527-3247. To remain anonymous, call the LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477, go to www.lacrimestoppers.org or download the “P3 Tips” app.

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