Montgomery Village Teen Missing Since Jan. 8: Police

MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, MD — The Montgomery County Police Department is asking for the public's help in finding a missing Montgomery Village teenager.

Kayla Andrea Sanchez, 13, of Little Pond Place, was last seen leaving her home on Friday afternoon. She told her family she was going to a friend's house, according to police.

Investigators describe Sanchez as a 5-foot-1, 130-pound female with brown eyes and shoulder-length red and blonde hair. Police say she was last seen wearing a pink sweatshirt and black leggings.

Sanchez has been texting her family but will not disclose her whereabouts, authorities said.

Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call the police's 24-hour, non-emergency number: 301-279-8000.