Police seek public’s help in locating missing 12-year-old

Noelle Alviz-Gransee

September 1, 2024 at 1:36 p.m.

Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a missing 12-year-old in Kansas City.

Alma Martinez was last seen walking in the 3700 block of Gardner Avenue around 11:34 p.m. Saturday, according to Alayna Gonzalez, spokesperson for the Kansas City Police Department.

Martinez is 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs around 100 pounds. Police don’t know what she was wearing, but she frequently has on long sleeves. Anyone with information is asked to call the Missing Persons Unit at 816-234-5043 or 911.

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