Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Lancaster Station advises At-Risk Missing Juveniles, Luz Martinez Cifuentes and Maydeline Catalan Martinez, have been located.
Thank you to the public, the media, Aero Bureau, and deputy personnel for their tireless efforts in the search for Luz and Maydeline.
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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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ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE IS AS FOLLOWS:
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Lancaster Station is asking for the public’s help locating Missing At-Risk Juvenile, Luz Martinez Cifuentes, and her infant daughter Maydeline Catalan Martinez. Luz is a 17-year-old female Hispanic juvenile, who was last seen on the 16900 block of East Avenue O, in the city of Palmdale on Thursday, December 19, 2024, at 2:50 p.m. with her Hispanic 1 year old infant daughter Maydeline Catalan Martinez.
Luz is 5 foot 5 inches, 115 lbs with brown straight hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a green sweatshirt, tan jacket and black pants. Her infant daughter, Maydeline, is 2 foot 6 inches and 22 lbs with brown straight hair and brown eyes with a scar on her right pinky finger, she was last seen wearing a hot pink puffer jacket.
Family members are concerned for their well-being.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Lancaster Station Detective Zimmer or the on-duty Watch Commander at (661) 948-8466.
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
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Robert G. Luna, Sheriff
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
