Crime & Safety

‘At Risk’ Missing Teen May Be In Santa Cruz Area

Have you seen this teenager?

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA — Police are asking for the public’s help finding an at risk missing Santa Cruz County teenager. Kacie Van Buskirk, 16, was last seen at her home on Empire Grade Road last Friday night, according to law enforcement.

“Kacie told her mother she was going to meet a friend in Capitola but never showed up there,” Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Department officials said via social media. “Kacie has been known to hang out in the Harvey West area and San Lorenzo Park in Santa Cruz.”

Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's office at 831-471-1121.

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