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Police issue Amber Alert for missing Kennewick teen

Dec 5, 2013, 1:35 PM | Updated: Dec 6, 2013, 11:13 am

Elizabeth Romero (left), 14, was last seen getting into a car around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Her fa...

Elizabeth Romero (left), 14, was last seen getting into a car around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Her family believes she is with Edwardo Flores Rosales (right). (AmberAlert.com Photos)

(AmberAlert.com Photos)

Police in Kennewick have issued an Amber Alert for a missing 14-year-old girl who they believe is headed to Mexico.

Elizabeth Romero, 14, was last seen getting into a car around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

Romero’s family believes she’s with 19-year-old Edwardo Flores Rosales, and they are en route to Mexico.

Romero is described as Hispanic, with brown hair and eyes, 5’3″, and weighs 130 pounds. She was last seen wearing a white top, dark pants, and carrying a backpack and pink purse.

Rosales is described as Hispanic with black hair and brown eyes, 5’9″, and weighs 225 pounds.

Police believe they’re traveling in an early 2000s model Ford Escape with a temporary license plate.

Kennewick PD is investigating the kidnapping. If you have any information on the suspect or victim’s whereabouts, you’re asked to contact Kennewick PD at 509-585-4208.

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