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Police Seek Missing 16-year-old Girl
September 20, 2012·By BLAC Editorial
olice say Martia Washington, 16, was last seen Tuesday, Aug. 28 around 1:30 a.m. She had a verbal argument with her mother. When her mother went to check on Martia around 3:50 a.m., she had left the house. Wa
September 20, 2012
olice say Martia Washington, 16, was last seen Tuesday, Aug. 28 around 1:30 a.m.
She had a verbal argument with her mother. When her mother went to check on Martia around 3:50 a.m., she had left the house.
Washington is 5'-4" , weighs 140 lbs, has medium brown complexion, and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a gray shirt and jogging pants.
She has good mental and physical conditions.
If anyone has seen Martia, please call the Criminal Investigations Bureau at 313-596-5240 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAKUP.
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