Officials Ask for Help to Find Missing Teen
Cristina Ortiz, 15, has been missing for almost a month.
Cristina Ortiz has been missing since May 23.
Cristina Ortiz, 15, of Hartford has been missing since May 23 and city officials are asking for help from the public to find her.
She left for school on May 23 but never arrived and has not returned home, police said.
Detectives in the juvenile investigative division have been searching for the missing teen since.
On Wednesday afternoon, Mayor Pedro Segarra, Interim Police Chief James C. Rovella and Cristina’s family will hold a news conference to make a public plea for Cristina's return.
Cristina is 5-feet-1, 105 pounds and wears glasses.
Anyone with information on Cristina’s whereabouts is asked to call Juvenile Investigative Detective Ivys Arroyo at 860-757-4236 or call the Hartford Police Department routine line at 860-757-4000.
Anonymous, confidential tips on her whereabouts may also be submitted on-line through Hartford Crime Stoppers or by calling the Hartford Crime Stoppers tip line at 860-722-TIPS (8477).
