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Concern for Missing Germantown Teenager (LOCATED)

For Immediate Release: Monday, February 14, 2022

Update: February 22, 2022 - Michelle Rivera Cruz has been located safe and unharmed. 

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Gaithersburg, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing teenager from Germantown.  

Michelle Rivera Cruz, age 17, was last seen on February 4, 2022, leaving her Crystal Rock Drive apartment.

  

Cruz is approximately 5-feet, 5 inches tall and weighs 135 pounds. She has brown eyes, black hair,  pierced ears and a pierced nostril.  

Police and family are concerned for her welfare.  

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Michelle Rivera Cruz is asked to call Montgomery County Police SVID at (240) 773- 5400 or the police non-emergency number at (301) 279-8000. Callers may remain anonymous. 

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Release ID: 22-099
Media Contact: L.N.J.Ivey 
Categories: missing-person