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Girl, 17, missing from Woodlawn

Fontiae Arnold was last seen Jan. 23 in the area of the 6100 block of South Woodlawn Avenue.

By Sun-Times Wire

Police are looking for a 17-year-old girl missing from Woodlawn on the South Side.

Fontiae Arnold was last seen Thursday near the 6100 block of South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago police said. It isn’t known what she was last seen wearing.

She is 5-foot-7 and 180 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes, police said.

Anyone with information about Arnold is asked to contact Area Central detectives at 312-747-8380.

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