A 12-year-old girl is missing in Santa Ana

Update: Critical Missing Person Mia Gonzalez has been located and reunited with her family.

On Sunday, 03/24/24, at approximately 5:30 p.m., Mia Gonzalez (12-years-old) was dropped off near the 2100 block S. Pacific Avenue to hang out with an unknown friend. A few hours later, Mia’s caregiver arrived at the same drop off location to pick up Mia however, she never showed up.

Description: Female Hispanic, 5’01”, 120lbs, black hair, brown eyes, last seen wearing a white t-shirt, faded gray sweater, blue/gray pajama flannels

Anyone with information on her whereabouts, please contact Detective N. Vega at 714-245-8441 or the Santa Ana Police Watch Commander at 714-245-8700.

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Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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