Los Angeles: On November 12, 2012 around 8 p.m., LAPD Hollenbeck Area officers responded to a 
“Screaming
Woman Call” in El Sereno Park. Officers arrived and met with witnesses
who stated they saw a man and a woman arguing in the park. It was
reported that the male struck the victim in the face and then began to
drag her by the hair into the dark hillside. The victim was screaming
for help but the witnesses were unable to get close enough to help her.
The Male Suspect and Victim disappeared into the darkness of the night
up the hill. LAPD Officers immediately established a perimeter around
the park area and began to search for the Victim and the Suspect
The young victim was described as a 13 to 15-year-old female, petite in
size with a light complexion. The suspect was described as an 18 to
21-year-old male Hispanic. He stands at 6 feet tall and weighs around
200 lbs. He was described as “Clean Cut”
The search was bolstered immediately by our LAPD helicopter and K-9
resources. Officers searched the hillside all night until the terrain
and darkness began to become an extreme hazard. The search was suspended
around 4:00 am the following morning and resumed as soon as the sun
came up again. This morning we expanded our resources to include LAPD
K-9 teams, Mounted Unit, and our SWAT Team who are specially trained for
to operate under these extreme conditions.
Additional
resources responded from Los Angeles Fire Department's Urban Search and
Rescue Team, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Search and Rescue
team from Sierra Madre and Citizen Volunteers from the Community
Emergency Mobile Patrol (CEMP). More than 200 emergency responders are
actively searching for this young girl.
Anyone with information about this case is urged to call Hollenbeck
Detectives at 323-342-4110. During non-business hours or on weekends,
calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (1-877-527-3247). Anyone
wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS
(800-222-8477). Tipsters may also contact Crime Stoppers by texting to
phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone. All
text messages should begin with the letters “LAPD.” Tipsters may also
go to www.lapdonline.org, and click on "Anonymous Web Tips.”
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