Jacksonville police searching for woman missing under ‘suspicious circumstances'
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office announced Thursday afternoon that it is searching for a missing woman.
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Officials said 21-year-old Lia Tweten's disappearance happened under 'suspicious circumstances,' and that she may be in the company of a 31-year-old man named Alejandro Diaz-Laugart.
Family said she was last believed to be in Jacksonville between April 19th and April 22nd.
They may have been driving Tweten's car, a 4-door 2017 red Mazda 6, with the following Minnesota tag: RHZ-491.
If you have any information on where Tweten might be, you're asked to call JSO at its non-emergency number, 904-630-0500.
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