Missing Teen Could Be In Santa Monica, Police Say

SANTA MONICA, CA — Police Friday asked the public to help locate a missing 14-year-old boy who was last seen in the Historic South-Central area of Los Angeles. Authorities say he could be in Santa Monica.

Kaden Blash was last seen Sept. 20 in the area of Griffith Avenue and East 28th Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Kaden is Black, 5 feet tall, 100 pounds, and has brown eyes and black hair. He is known to frequent the area of Eighth and West Vernon avenues in Leimert Park, as well as the beach areas of Santa Monica.

Anyone with information on Kaden's whereabouts was asked to contact the LAPD Juvenile Missing Persons Unit 323-846-6576, or 877-527-3247 during non-business hours.

Anyone who wants to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or submitted online at lacrimestoppers.org.

- City News Service and Patch Editor Nicole Charky contributed to this report.

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