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Concern for Missing 17-Year-Old (LOCATED)

For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 30, 2022

Update: August 9, 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 Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 17-year-old from Burtonsville.

Petra Nche was last seen on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, in the 3900 block of Swanhouse Ct.

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

Police and family are concerned for her welfare.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Petra Nche is asked to call the police non-emergency number at 301-279-8000 (24-hour line) or the Special Victims Investigations Division at 240-773-5400. Callers may remain anonymous.  

   

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Release ID: 22-335
Media Contact: L.N.J.Ivey 
Categories: missing-person