Missing Santa Ana 16-year old has been located and returned to her family

Esli Samaria Vasquez, the 16-year old Santa Ana resident who police said was missing has been located and reunited with her family, according to the SAPD.

Vasquez was spotted on Tuesday arguing with an unknown man in Anaheim, outside Sami’s Liquor at 1845 W. Katella Ave. in Anaheim, according to the O.C. Register. Then, the pair walked away from the store – southbound.

Vasquez called her father mid-day on Tuesday, from Sami’s Liquor. She told her dad that she could not go home because someone was threatening her, then she hung up before her father could get the details.

Esli Samaria Vasquez ran away from a group home in Santa Ana on Valentine’s Day and reached out to her father by phone several times, according to the SAPD. She has run away several times in the past and currently has a child protective custody warrant.

Art Pedroza Editor
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.
Art Pedroza

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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  • the reason she keeps running is because her fathers abusive, and love the way they called me a Men when im 15 -_-

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