A 13-year-old girl missing since April 1 has been found and is currently being evaluated by police, her family reported as of 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Mirlen Pineda, a student at Thomas C. Marsh Prep Academy, had not been seen since last Tuesday when her mother, Floridalma Damian, dropped her off at school.
Never showed up
Damian told CBS News Texas that after she dropped her daughter off at school, she later received a message from the school saying her daughter never showed up for class and they couldn’t find her.
Damian called police to report her daughter missing, but said she was told an Amber Alert couldn’t be issued because the case didn’t meet the criteria. Damian said she didn’t feel like the police were taking her concerns seriously.
“It’s horrible, it’s horrible not knowing anything about her whereabouts,” Damian told CBS News Texas in Spanish. “At least if someone could tell me ‘hey, your daughter is OK,’ but I know nothing… and every time…the days are passing.”
Looking for Mirlen
LULAC community member Hilda Ramirez Duarte is helping find Pineda. She said police didn’t start moving on this case until local media started asking about it…