PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – Lauren Chase has been located and is safe, according to the Pasco Sheriff’s Office.
ORIGINAL REPORT: The Pasco Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to find 16-year-old Lauren Chase, who was reported missing after disappearing Monday night. Deputies have classified the teen as a runaway and are actively searching the New Port Richey area, where she was last spotted.
According to investigators, Chase was last seen around 8:45 p.m. on April 13 in the vicinity of Plathe Road. She is described as being 5 feet tall and weighing approximately 103 pounds. She has blonde hair and blue eyes.
When she was last seen, Chase was wearing a black hoodie, black pants, and a pair of pink and white Jordan sneakers. Authorities have not yet released information regarding a possible destination or motive for her departure.
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The Sheriff’s Office is urging anyone who might have seen her or who has knowledge of her current location to reach out immediately. Information can be shared by calling the Pasco Sheriff’s Non-Emergency Line at 727-847-8102, option 7.
For those who prefer to remain anonymous, tips can also be submitted online through the agency’s official website at PascoSheriff.com/tips.
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