Officers looking for missing 14-year-old Wisconsin girl, last seen May 19
WEST MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WFRV) – Officers in southeastern Wisconsin are looking for a missing 14-year-old girl who was last seen on Monday, May 19.
On Friday, the West Milwaukee Police Department issued a statewide alert for 14-year-old Anijah E. Garcia. On May 22, Anijah's parents reported her missing since May 19.
Officers say they have been advised that Anijah is a 'habitual runaway' and has shut down all her social media accounts, with no cell phone or any other known means of communication.
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It was also noted that recently, Anijah had previously met with people online and had been found in Minnesota before being returned to her biological father.
Anijah was last seen wearing a black jacket, black T-shirt, black ripped jeans, and white tennis shoes. Garcia is approximately 5'01', 130 pounds, with brown eyes, brown hair with red and black braids. She also has a dog bite on her upper left arm and a tattoo that reads 'Necey' on her left forearm.
Garcia has been entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) as a missing/runaway.
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Anyone coming in contact with Garcia is asked to contact their local police department and the West Milwaukee Police Department at (414) 645-2151 and reference case number 25-004357.
No additional information was provided.
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