Update: Sanger High student ‘voluntarily missing,’ police say. She’s been gone for a week
UPDATE: The teenager has been “voluntarily missing” since last Tuesday and has since had contact with her mother, Sanger Lt. Joshua Johnson told The Bee on Tuesday.
She refuses to disclose her whereabouts to her mother or police, he said.
“Although we know she is safe, our detectives are continuing to attempt to locate her,” Johnson said.
ORIGINAL STORY: A Sanger High School senior has been missing for about three days and police are asking for help to find the 17-year-old girl, Sanger Police Department said Friday.
Police said Lauren Emily Johnson was last seen about 10 p.m. Tuesday at the Regency Park Apartments at 2488 10th St. in west Sanger.
The missing teen may be in Fresno, police said in a Facebook post.
She was described as 5-foot-5 and 135 pounds with green eyes and red hair.
Police ask anyone who knows of her whereabouts or has seen her to call the Sanger Police Dept at 559-875-8521.
This story was originally published September 23, 2022 at 10:18 AM.
