CT State Police Ask for Your Help to Find a Missing 16 Year Old

On Wednesday (6/14/23), Connecticut State Police Troop L in Litchfield, CT announced a missing persons case.

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Authorities are reporting that 16 year old Sophia Sanchez is missing. and they added the following details:

"Sophia left a residential facility in Harwinton and has been missing since 6/5. She was last seen wearing grey jogging pants and a beige top. She is believed to be in the New Britain area and is possibly operating a Blue 2017 GMC Acadia."

They listed Sophia at 5'7" with brown hair and brown eyes. Police are categorizing this as a Silver Alert. If anyone has any information on Sophia’s whereabouts, please contact Troop-L at 860-626-7900.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children says if your child ever goes missing, you should take the following steps:

• Immediately call your local law enforcement agency.
• After you have reported your child missing to law enforcement, call the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST® (1-800-843-5678).
• Notify the store manager or security office if your child cannot be found when in a store. Then immediately call your local law enforcement agency. Many stores have a Code Adam plan of action in place.

When you call law enforcement:

• Provide law enforcement with your child’s name, date of birth, height, weight, and descriptions of any other unique identifiers such as eyeglasses and braces.
• Tell them when you noticed your child was missing and what clothing he or she was wearing.
• Request law enforcement authorities immediately enter your child’s name and identifying information into the FBI’s National Crime Information Center Missing Person File.