Police: 14-year-old runaway could be in medical danger
PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing 14-year-old girl who they said could be in danger without her medication.
14-year-old Desiree Angelica Hayes ran away from home on Dec. 13, police said.
She needs medication regularly and could be in danger of an unspecified medical issue without it, according to police.
Hayes was last seen at the Lloyd Center mall where she may have tried to get a ride to Seattle to see a friend. Police said she was wearing a dark purple sweater, black leggings and red leather shoes. She was carrying a red leather purse.
Anyone who sees Hayes is asked to call 9-1-1.
Police said they do not suspect foul play in the case.
I just hope she's brought back safe. She probably went to meet a boy. Just hope .that when found it is either at a families home or sh returns safe and in harmed furthermore I hope that this insn'tq a misleading statement.. like another story that was posted awhile back. ( capacitance screens grr ()
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 @HarryJuku Can it, Harry. It wasn't funny the other three times either.
 @HarryJuku I can assure you 100% that if she would have had an armed guardshe would not have been able to run away and her whereabouts would be known, which makes your comment even more stupid that the point you were trying to make.
 @moej  @HarryJuku So you admit that a gun would have kept her safe?
Hope she is found soon and is OK..! Â Â
Be safe, kiddo.
I have some information that possibly involves this missing  from Portland, however have not been able to pass on the information to 911 or a non-emergency phone number. If  KATU receives this message you can call me at 360-314-2409 or my cell # 360-852-2092.Â
My wife and I saw a female standing with a sign in Vancouver that may fit the description of this teen. We are willing to help if we can. Thank you K-2
 @Dennis W. Ivanoff Thank you Mr. Ivanoff for your kindness and willingness to help. I just called the police to tell them how you weren't able to reach them, and how a whole day was wasted.  They said that this didn't qualify as a immediate emergency, and that's why you weren't able to get a hold of them that way. It boggles the mind! If someone reporting a sighting cannot reach the police through 9-1-1 why do they say "call 911 if you see Hayes"? This is incredible!
Thanks again for reporting the possible sighting of our missing daughter; our  hearts are even more broken now with this missed opportunity to find her.
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 @Dennis W. Ivanoff If no one has gotten you in touch with the police, here's the help you need.  From the Missing and Exploited Children website:  http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=992:
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 @CTWU Thank you for passing on the "Missing child" hotline information. I did pass on my information to them and hopefully it might help locate this young girl. As a parent I know how Mr. and Mrs. Hayes may be feeling, especially at this time of the year. I was disappointed at some of the other "comments" that were made above, as well as the fact that my call to 911, and Mrs. Hayes' call was also not received appropriately. Also when I called the non-emergency number, the directories options were closed for the weekend. What's a worried parent to do?Â
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 @Dennis W. Ivanoff  @CTWU Mr. Ivanoff, as I told your wife this morning, I called the police and asked "why do you say 'call 911' and then tell the caller the sighting is not an emergency, directing him to a non-emergency number knowing well that the number is non-functional? " the officer responded "that's the way the system is set up and there is nothing I can do about it". Well, the system needs to be change, because your sighting was a missed opportunity to find our daughter. Who knows how many missing children have fallen through the cracks because of this inefficiency. Why, instead of saying 'call 911' , they don't say call (503)823-3333 which is the non-emergency police line? The police officer gave me the shoulder shrugging explanation: "there is nothing I can do about that". Really? You ask for help to find a missing child, and when someone has a sighting that can't be reported because you gave them the wrong instructions, all you can say is 'there is nothing I can do about it'? Well, there is a lot that can be done about this,and after our daughter is found, we will keep on working on this until 'something' is done.
Mr. Ivanoff, I am so sorry about all of this, and we will probably have to bother you again during this special family time. I hope you forgive us. I will text you with a couple of questions that might help us re-direct our search. Thank you so much for your selfless help and prayers.
And a 'thank you for your good wishes' to all of those sharing and talking on this site.
Desiree's Mom.