MISSING Diana Rojas, a youngster from California, was found safe just hours after her family requested public assistance.
According to ABC, a member of the public spotted Diana in South Los Angeles after her family’s frantic call for assistance.
The 15-year-old was last seen by her family on May 29 when a neighbor’s camera showed her getting into a silver BMW with an unknown male near her home in Long Beach, California.
Diana has been returned safely to her family, but her condition is unknown.
According to ABC, a member of the public spotted Diana in South Los Angeles after her family’s frantic call for assistance.
The 15-year-old was last seen by her family on May 29 when a neighbor’s camera showed her getting into a silver BMW with an unknown male near her home in Long Beach, California.
Diana has been returned safely to her family, but her condition is unknown.
To be classified as a missing person, a person must meet a precise set of criteria.
According to the Missing Persons Information Hub, someone is declared missing if there are no suspicious or worrying circumstances surrounding their absence.
The precise definition differs based on the country and state in which they vanish.
When someone is reported missing to the police, cops will need some details to assist them in their search.
This could include:
- Personal details about the missing person such as their full name, date of birth, home address and employment details
- Further detail about their disappearance including when you last had contact with them, what they were wearing when they disappeared and possible reasons behind their disappearance
- Any factors which could put the person at risk
- Police may also ask for personal items belonging to the missing person, their mobile phone for example or laptop. Cops may also want to visit their house to carry out a searchPolice think it’s possible that the teen ran away, as she had done so in the past.
“The last time she ran away she was located in Los Angeles,” police said in a bulletin.
She has now been found safe.
Diana Rojas had been gone for nearly two months.
She was last seen just before 8 p.m. on May 29 in Long Beach, California.
The adolescent was last seen getting into a silver BMW with an unknown man near her home in the 1000 block of Raymond Avenue, according to police.
Diana’s family told local Univision affiliate KMEX-DT that the teen left her family’s house to get something out of the car before she disappeared into a silver BMW – and now the family fears she’s in danger.
“She has depression and anxiety,” Diana’s mom, Elizabeth Gonzaga, told the outlet in Spanish, adding that Diana takes a lot of medication for her mental health problems.
The tearful mom added that the teen only understands half of a conversation due to her attention deficit.
Diana’s aunt Millie Ayvar told local ABC affiliate KABC that Diana being kept against her family’s will is a crime.
“Keeping kids against their will is against the law, it’s a crime,” the aunt said.
“It doesn’t matter if she says she’s on her right mind or she wants to be with whoever she’s with, she’s still a minor.”
Diana’s family claims that police “aren’t doing enough,” according to local ABC affiliate KABC, because the adolescent ran away in 2021.
The family, however, claims that Diana was “lured” two years ago and did not flee on her own.
Her family has expressed concern about her mental stability since the incident.
The Long Beach Police Department has requested locals to keep an eye out for the missing youngster, despite the fact that she was located in Los Angeles when she went missing in 2021.
Diana, according to police, “may be loitering in the surrounding area.”Diana’s family claims that police “aren’t doing enough,” according to local ABC affiliate KABC, because the adolescent ran away in 2021.
The family, however, claims that Diana was “lured” two years ago and did not flee on her own.
Her family has expressed concern about her mental stability since the incident.
