15-year-old girl last seen in Lawndale

Mia Ortega, 15, was last seen Thursday in the 2200 block of South Kostner Avenue.

By Sun-Times Wire

Mia Ortega went missing Thursday.

A 15-year-old girl was last seen Thursday in Lawndale on the West Side.

Mia Ortega was last seen in the 2200 block of South Kostner Avenue, Chicago Police said.

She’s hispanic, five-foot-one, 112 pounds, brown eyes and hair, medium complexion with a temporary henna tattoo of a rosary on her right wrist, police said.

She was last seen wearing a black top, black joggers, black shoes and carrying a black backpack, according to police.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call Chicago Police Area Four Special Victims Unit at 312-746-8251 or 911.

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