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LASD - Los Angeles County Sheriffs Dept Information Bureau (SIB)
Wednesday April 5th, 2023 :: 05:13 p.m. PDT

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**UPDATE** #LASD is Asking for the Public's Help Locating At-Risk Missing Juvenile Alinka Angeline Castaneda, #Carson

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Carson Station, is continuing their request for the public’s help in locating Critical Missing Juvenile, Alinka Angeline Castaneda. She is a 16-year-old female Hispanic who was last seen on Sunday, January 1, 2023 at 5:00 a.m. on the 23000 block of South Caroldale Avenue in the city of Carson.   

There is a $100,000 monetary reward for information leading to the safe return of Alinka Angeline Casteneda and for the arrest & conviction of those responsible for her disappearance.

Alinka is 5’05”, 150lbs, has short blonde hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black shirt, black sweatpants, and a gold necklace.

Alinka has a possible destination of the city of Azusa, and her cell phone was traced in the city of Venice, CA near 7th Avenue and Westminster Avenue. There is concern for her well-being.
 
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Carson Sheriff's Station at (310) 847-8362.  

Forwarded by:  
Sheriff's Information Bureau  
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department  
211 West Temple Street,  
Los Angeles California 90012  
213-229-1700
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Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Carson Station, is asking for the public’s help locating Critical Missing Juvenile, Alinka Angeline Castaneda. She is a 16-year-old female Hispanic who was last seen on Sunday, January 1, 2023 at 5:00 a.m. on the 23000 block of South Caroldale Avenue in the city of Carson.   

Alinka is 5’05”, 150lbs, has short blonde hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black shirt, black sweatpants, and a gold necklace.

At-risk Missing person Alinka has a possible destination of the city of Azusa, and her cell phone was traced in the city of Venice, CA near 7th Avenue and Westminster Avenue. There is concern for her well-being.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Carson Sheriff's Station at (310) 847-8362.  

If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org

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Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department  
211 West Temple Street,  
Los Angeles California 90012  
213-229-1700  
http://www.lasd.org    
 
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Robert G. Luna, Sheriff
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
 

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