Urbana Police ask for help in finding missing teen
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — The Urbana Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a runaway teen.
Police said the 14-year-old, identified as Tiago Zumarraga-Mosquera, left his home on Country Squire Drive around 8:00 a.m. to run an errand. However, he never returned. The teen’s mother reported him missing to the Urbana Police that afternoon.
The mother did receive a message from Zumarraga-Mosquera on Facebook Messenger the following day at 6 p.m. He said he was in the Urbana-Champaign area, but refused to come home.
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Authorities are actively working to locate Zumarraga-Mosquera and are asking for help from the public. He is described as a 6’01, 160-pound Latino with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing khaki shorts and a khaki hooded sweatshirt.
Urbana Police said Zumarraga-Mosquera may also have a red rolling suitcase and white backpack. He is an Ecuadorian refugee who primarily speaks Spanish, with limited English.
If anyone sees Zumarraga-Mosquera, they are urged to call 911 and share his whereabouts. Otherwise, those with any additional information are asked to call the Urbana Police Department at 217-384-2320. Arrangements can be made for information to be shared privately.
Tips can also be shared anonymously through Crime Stoppers by calling 217-373-
8477, submitting online at 373tips.com, or through the “P3 Tips” mobile app.
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