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Missing 12-year-old girl last seen in southwest Las Vegas

Estrella Alvarez (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)

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By Dalton LaFerney Las Vegas Review-Journal

February 12, 2020 - 7:36 pm

Las Vegas police are asking for the public’s help finding a 12-year-old girl went missing Monday in the southwest valley.

Estrella Alvarez was last seen near Fort Apache and Blue Diamond roads, police said. She was wearing blue jeans and black shirt, according to a Metropolitan Police Department release Wednesday night.

Anybody with information about the girl’s whereabouts is asked to contact Metro’s missing person detail at 702-828-2907.

Contact Dalton LaFerney at dlaferney@reviewjournal.com or at 702-383-0288. Follow @daltonlaferney on Twitter.

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