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Concern for Missing Burtonsville Juvenile (LOCATED)

For Immediate Release: Friday, March 25, 2022

Update: March 28, 2022 - Petra Nche has been located safe and unharmed. 

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Gaithersburg, MD - Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigation Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing juvenile from Burtonsville.

Petra Nche, age 17, was last seen on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at approximately 6 a.m., leaving her residence in the 3800 block of Swan House Court.  

Nche is approximately 5-feet, 8-inches tall and weighs 130 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes. It is unknown what she was last wearing.  

Police and family are concerned for her welfare.  

Anyone who has information regarding the whereabouts of Petra Nche is asked to call the Montgomery County Police SVID at (240) 773-5400 or the police non-emergency number at (301) 279-8000 (24hrs).

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Release ID: 22-161
Media Contact: L.N.J.Ivey 
Categories: missing-person