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'Endangered Runaway,' 15, Missing From West Hartford: Police

Officials have issued a silver alert for a missing 15-year-old girl who they described as an "endangered runaway."

Sophia Sanchez, 15, went missing from West Hartford on Tuesday.
Sophia Sanchez, 15, went missing from West Hartford on Tuesday. (State of Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection)

WEST HARTFORD, CT — Connecticut's Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection has released a silver alert for a missing 15-year-old girl who they said is an "endangered runaway."

Officials said Sophia Sanchez, 15 (DOB: July 6, 2006), has been missing from West Hartford since Tuesday, though they released a silver alert for her on Monday as well.

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Sanchez was last seen wearing a blue shirt, black sweatpants and black sneakers, officials said. She is described as a white female with black hair and brown eyes, who is 5-foot-6 and weighs 160 pounds.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact the West Hartford Police Department at 860-523-5203.

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