At-Risk 16-Year-Old Girl Goes Missing From South Bay: LASD

LAWNDALE, CA — Authorities are asking for the public's help finding a 16-year-old girl reported missing from Lawndale.

Arely Madai Rucuch was last seen at about midnight Sunday on the 4500 block of West 172nd Street, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

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Rucuch's family is concerned for her well-being, and the Sheriff's Department has classified her as an at-risk missing juvenile.

She is described as Hispanic, 5 feet, 1 inch tall and about 130 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Authorities did not provide a description of what she was wearing when she disappeared.

Anyone with information about Rucuch's whereabouts is asked to contact the LASD South Los Angeles Station Detective Bureau at 323-820-6700 and ask for Detective D. Wills.

Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers online or at 800-222-8477.