Missing Long Beach 13-year-old found unharmed in Tennessee

Ana Gabriela Alvarado, 13, was reported found in Tennessee on April 15, 2022, four days after she was last seen in Long Beach, Calif.
Ana Gabriela Alvarado, 13, was reported found in Tennessee on April 15, 2022, four days after she was last seen in Long Beach, Calif. Photo credit Long Beach Police Department

LONG BEACH, Calif. (CNS) — A teenage girl who went missing from Long Beach earlier this week, was found unharmed, more than 1,000 miles away in Tennessee, police said Friday.

Ana Gabriela Alvarado, 13, was last seen about 10:30 p.m. Monday in the 1000 block of Almond Court. Friday morning, the Long Beach Police Department reported that she had been found.

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"On (Thursday)...detectives from the Long Beach Police Department's Missing Persons Detail located evidence Ana was in Memphis, Tennessee," the LBPD said in a statement. "As they followed-up...they began collaborating with law enforcement partners local to Memphis."

Working with the LBPD, detectives from the Memphis Police Department found Alvarado around 9:20 p.m. local time on Thursday night at a home in the 3200 block of Innsbruck Lane in Memphis, Tenn.

The 13-year-old appeared physically unharmed, according to police.

"Detectives will work to reunite Ana with her family in Long Beach," the LBPD said. "All facts of this case will be examined by LBPD detectives who will ultimately determine if a crime occurred and take appropriate action."

Anyone with information regarding Alvarado's disappearance is asked to call the LBPD Missing Persons Detail at (562) 570-7246 or Police Dispatch at (562) 435-6711.

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