Editor’s note: This story was updated after the Long Beach Police Department provided more information about the timing of their alert and the suspicion of human trafficking.
Long Beach police are asking the public for help finding a missing 15-year-old girl who may be a victim of human trafficking.
They said Anayah F. Williams left her home on July 14 and was later reported missing. She was last seen on Nov. 9 near Pacific Coast Highway and Pacific Avenue, the LBPD said in a news release.
“When Williams was last seen, there was new evidence to suggest that she may be the victim of human trafficking,” which prompted police to issue an alert today asking for the public’s help finding her, according to LBPD spokesperson Eric Stachura.
The LBPD described Williams as Black, 5-foot-7, 140 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Police said she was last seen wearing a white bodysuit and white tennis shoes.
Anyone with information on Williams’ whereabouts can call the LBPD Missing Persons Detail at 562-570-7246 or police dispatch at 562-435-6711. Anonymous tips can be sent through Crime Stoppers.