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Missing Leesburg Teen Last Seen On Saturday: Police

Authorities in Leesburg are looking for a missing 15-year-old girl who was last seen leaving her home around 8 p.m. on Saturday.

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The Leesburg Police Department is asking for the public's help locating Yelsi Mendez-Chicas, a 15-year-old girl who is described as a runaway. Her mother last saw her leaving their home at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 20.
The Leesburg Police Department is asking for the public's help locating Yelsi Mendez-Chicas, a 15-year-old girl who is described as a runaway. Her mother last saw her leaving their home at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 20. (Photo courtesy of the Leesburg Police Department. )

LEESBURG, VA — A 15-year-old girl from Leesburg is missing, according to a report from the Leesburg Police Department. Now, authorities are asking for the public's help locating 15-year-old Yelsi Mendez-Chicas.

Mendez-Chicas was last seen leaving her home in Leesburg around 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 20, her mother told authorities. She did not return.

When she left her home on Saturday, Mendez-Chicas was wearing wearing a gray hoodie and black shoes. She is about 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighs approximately 120 pounds. She has brown eyes and naturally black hair that is dyed red.

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Anyone with more information about her whereabouts can contact Detective Moreau of the Leesburg Police Department at 703-771-4500 or by emailing dmoreau@leesburgva.gov.

Tips can also be submitted anonymously through the Leesburg Crime Line at 703-443-8477 or by texting "LPDTIP" and a message to 274637.

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