11-Year-Old Runaway Returns Home - 11/27/23
RELEASE DATE: Nov. 27, 2023
CONTACT PERSON: On Duty PIO
CASE NUMBER: 23-45880
Gresham, Ore.— Gresham Police took a report and confirmed Alyssa Lewis, an 11-year-old runaway, returned home. Alyssa was reported as a runaway on Nov. 18, and returned home on Nov. 23. Officers are working with the family to learn more about where she stayed when she was gone. Gresham Police encourages community members to the contact police or an appropriate resource if they know of a youth that is in crisis or has run away from home.
Gresham Police partners with the Oregon Department of Human Services and New Avenues for Youth’s Alba Collaborative program which provides 24/7 services for anyone 9-17 years old that is in crisis or needs a safe place to stay. The Alba Collaborative is a partnership between New Avenues, Latino Network, Youth Progress, National Safe Place Network, and Multnomah County.
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