CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake Police Department is asking for the community's assistance in locating two teenage girls who have been missing since last week.
Sgt. Nick Bennett said Sara Beck of Clearlake and Lacy Elwood of Clearlake Oaks, both 15, were reported missing from their homes last Saturday, Nov. 17.
Bennett said the girls, who are best friends, were last known to be headed for Taco Bell then an unknown friend’s house.
In the course of followup investigations into the missing girls' whereabouts, Bennett said police have developed unsubstantiated information they have been seen near a local hotel or may be headed to the Ukiah area.
Beck is 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs 135 pounds, has blonde hair and hazel eyes. Elwood is 5 feet 6 inches tall, 145 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes, Bennett said.
He said additional unsubstantiated information is that the girls may have cut and dyed their hair darker.
Any person with knowledge of the location of, or has any information concerning these missing juveniles, needs to contact the Clearlake Police Department immediately. Bennett said the girls' parents are frantic and need to know their daughters are safe.
Should someone be harboring these young girls and not coming forth with information of their whereabouts, they are in violation of California Penal Code Section 272 – contributing to delinquency of a minor – and may be prosecuted, Bennett said.
Bennett said Det. Ryan Peterson has been assigned as the lead investigator on this case.
Any person with information is encouraged to contact the Clearlake Police Dispatch at 707-994-8251.