LONG BEACH, CA — “A missing persons investigation led to the rescue of a missing teenager and the arrest of a male adult suspect for arranging a meeting with a minor for lewd purposes.
On March 11, 2025, family members reported a 17-year-old girl from Long Beach missing, who was last seen on March 4, 2025. Special Investigations detectives began searching for the teenager. Detectives developed leads that led them to her possible location in a motel near the 4000 block of Long Beach Boulevard.
On April 4, 2025, detectives and North Division officers responded to that location and found the missing teenager and located a male adult subject. The male adult was arrested and transported to Long Beach City Jail for booking…