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Missing Since:: Missing Since 03/26/2003
Missing From:: Missing From Los Angeles, California
Classification:: Classification Endangered Runaway
Gender:: Female
Race:: Race Black
Date of Birth:: Date of Birth 10/04/1987 (37)
Age:: Age 15 years old
Height and Weight:: Height and Weight 5’6 – 5’7, 130 – 140 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description:: Clothing/Jewelry Description A red FUBU shirt or skirt, a white tank top, thick white socks, an imitation gold herringbone chain necklace with a V-shaped pendant, gold hoop earrings and gold stud earrings. She likes to wear headscarves and usually wears three silver rings on her left hand.
Distinguishing Characteristics:: Distinguishing Characteristics African-American female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Laroya had braided golden-blonde extensions in her hair at the time of her disappearance. Her hair was dyed gold at the time she vanished; it is naturally dark brown to black in color. Laroya’s ears are double-pierced. She has bushy eyebrows, very light skin, and a long, narrow scar on her upper left thigh. Her nickname is Lala.
Details of Disappearance:: Laroya disappeared from Los Angeles on March 26, 2003. Someone initially said they saw her near her apartment building on West 27th Street with a man, but that turned out to be wrong. Her mom’s boyfriend couldn’t find her at 5:30 pm, and when her mom got home at 11:00 pm, Laroya was still gone. The police think Laroya left on her own. She was a tenth-grader at Crenshaw High School, planning to switch schools. She was outgoing with friends but might be shy around people she didn’t know. The case is still unsolved, and police consider it a runaway case.
Agency:: Los Angeles Police Department 213-485-2582
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