A 10-year-old girl was reported missing from East Los Angeles, last seen near the intersection of Dennison Street and Ditman Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Nadege Miller is described as a Black girl standing 4 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 75 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black-and-white shirt and blue jeans.
The disappearance was first reported by MyNewsLA.com, which noted the case has been classified as involving an at-risk child. Under Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department policy, any missing child under 12 automatically triggers a “Critical Child Missing” designation, which activates at-risk handling procedures and demands continuous search protocols. That classification stems from California Penal Code Section 14215, which sets urgent priority for cases involving young children.
Because Nadege is 10, deputies were required to act on the report the moment it came in. California Penal Code Section 14211 bars local agencies from imposing any waiting period before accepting a missing person report, meaning families cannot be told to wait 24 or 48 hours before deputies begin investigating, per Justia Law.
Search Centered in Unincorporated East Los Angeles
The stretch of Dennison Street and Ditman Avenue where Nadege was last seen sits in unincorporated East Los Angeles, an area patrolled directly by the East Los Angeles Sheriff’s Station rather than a municipal police department. That station also covers nearby communities including Belvedere Gardens, City Terrace, Eastmont, and the City of Commerce, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department…