LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Police on Friday asked for the public's help in finding a missing 13-year-old girl who last seen about a week ago in Boyle Heights.
Genesis Joanna Verduzco's family saw her about 8 a.m. Sept. 23 in the 1400 block of Mitchell Place, according to a news release from the Los Angeles Police Department. The girl called a taxi, which dropped her off at Santa Fe Springs Park, at 10068 Cedardale Drive in Santa Fe Springs.
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Genesis' family has been in contact with the girl, "who stated she is sick and confused," the LAPD said, adding that she may be at a home in the Riverside area.
The teenager is described as Hispanic, 5 feet 2 inches tall, about 100 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
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Anyone with information about Genesis' whereabouts is asked to call the LAPD's Hollenbeck Division at (323) 342-4101.
KABC
Genesis Joanna Verduzco, 13, is seen in a photo released by authorities. (Family photo)