Crime & Safety
Westlake 8th Grader Still Missing After Three Weeks
Police say a few dead end tips have come in during that time, but Chloe Bowersock is still missing.
WESTLAKE, OH - A 13-year-old eighth grader from Westlake is still missing three weeks after running away from home. Chloe Bowersock ran away from home on Dec. 12. She left her home overnight, without her parent's permission, and never returned.
A spokesperson for Westlake Police said that the department has received several tips since Bowersock first ran away. However, those tips were "dead ends."
Chloe has brown eyes, brown hair, is about 5'3", and weighs 120 pounds. She does not have a cell phone. She has a mental illness which requires medication and she has not taken that medication since leaving home. She is a student at Lee Burneson Middle School.
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Chloe is formerly from Lorain and has run away several times before, often being located in abandoned buildings in that city and/or with bad companions. She also frequents Elyria and Amherst.
If spotted, citizens should call their local police agency or Westlake Police at 440.871.3311.
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Chloe last ran away on Nov. 24. Police found her at a home in Lorain on Nov. 27.
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