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West Hartford Girl, 15, Reported Missing

West Hartford police are looking for Kandace Gawel, 15, who is described as a white female with red hair and eyes of an 'unknown' color.

WEST HARTFORD, CT — Local police are looking for a 15-year-old girl from West Hartford described as an "endangered runaway," according to a Silver Alert Wednesday morning.

According to the alert, sent out at 6:50 a.m., West Hartford police are looking for Kandace Gawel, 15, who is described as a white female with red hair and eyes of an "unknown" color.

Police said she stands 5-feet-4-inches tall and weighs 110 pounds.

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No photo is available of her, but she was last seen wearing a gray sweatshirt, green shirt and gray sweatpants, according to the alert. Gawel has been missing since Tuesday, police said.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call the West Hartford Police Department at 860-523-5203.

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