PALATINE, Ill. (WGN) – The Palatine Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 14-year-old girl who may have been picked up by an unknown vehicle.
Police said Anilegna “Anni” Venegas was last seen at around 9:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23 when she left her home in the 1200 block of East Wyndham Court in Palatine. She was last seen walking from her home in an unknown direction and it is believed she may have been picked up by an unknown vehicle.
Anilegna is described as a 14-year-old girl who is 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighs 120 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes.
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She was last seen wearing a pink jacket, pink shirt, pink pants and brown boots. She also has a double nose piercing.
Anilegna has not communicated with any friends or family since she was last seen, which police described as unusual behavior for her. Prior to her disappearance, she reportedly told a friend she was going to Michigan with an unknown person and was expected to return by Monday, Jan. 26, according to investigators…