Missing 13-Year-Old Found

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA — A missing 13-year-old who never returned home after leaving her middle school on Friday, was located by the Gwinnett County Police Department on Sunday.

Simone Gonzalez was located late Sunday evening, when officers assigned to the South Precinct were dispatched to 3245 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road in unincorporated Lawrenceville. When officers arrived at the Asian restaurant, they confirmed her identity.

On Saturday afternoon, a detective from CID began a detailed investigation into the whereabouts of Gonzalez. The detective contacted several of Gonzalez’s friends and looked into her social media history. Though no one knew where she was located, everyone was eager to assist in the investigation.

Once Gonzalez was found on Sunday evening, officers contacted her mother and the two of them were re-united. At this time, police do not believe that her disappearance was against her will. Specific details regarding her activities while she was missing are not being released.

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The Gwinnett County Police Department needs the public’s help in locating a missing 13-year old middle school teen.

Simone Gonzalez was last seen at Moore Middle School on Lawrenceville Highway Friday at about 4 p.m. According to her mother, Gonzalez was in attendance during the school day, but she never returned home. Simone was last seen wearing a red shirt, jeans, and black shoes. She is 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs approximately 125 lbs. She is a Hispanic female with brown hair, with orange highlights, and brown eyes. Gonzalez lives at a home on Chatham Park Drive in unincorporated Lawrenceville.

She does not have her phone with her.

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Gonzalez’s mother, Charlamagne Francis, is eager to have her daughter returned home. If anyone has any information to share in this case, please contact GCPD detectives at 770-513-5300. To remain anonymous, tipsters should contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit www.crimestoppersatlanta.org<http://www.crimestoppersatlanta.org/>. Crime Stoppers tipsters can receive up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case. Case Number: 18-022543

Photo courtesy Gwinnett County Police Department