BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in finding an at-risk missing 16-year-old girl last seen in southwest Bakersfield.
Police said Irene Cruz was last seen in southwest Bakersfield near Panama Lane and Reliance Drive on Tuesday around 7:30 a.m. She is considered at-risk due to no prior history of running away.
Police described Cruz as 5 feet, 110 pounds with black hair, brown eyes and a nose piercing. She was last seen wearing a black T-shirt, blue jeans and black shoes.
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Anyone with information on Cruz’s whereabouts is asked to contact the police department at 661-327-7111.
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