Crime & Safety

Missing Teen Last Seen Friday: Chicago Police

16-year-old Carmen Velasquez was last seen in West Humboldt Park wearing black pants and a multicolored hoodie.

Carmen Velasquez is 5 feet 2 inches tall with black hair and brown eyes.
Carmen Velasquez is 5 feet 2 inches tall with black hair and brown eyes. (Chicago Police Department)

CHICAGO— Sixteen-year-old Carmen Velasquez was reported missing from her Chicago home on Monday, March 29. Velasquez was last seen in West Humboldt Park near the 4200 block of West Kamerling Avenue, according to police.

Velasquez is approximately 5-foot-2 inches tall with black hair, brown eyes and an olive complexion. She might be wearing black pants, black shoes and a colorful hoodie.

The last reported contact with Carmen Velasquez took place on Friday, March 26.

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Anyone with information on Velasquez is in encouraged to call the Bureau of Detectives, Special Victims Unit at 312-746-6554.

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