{"id":23743,"date":"2023-07-23T08:40:55","date_gmt":"2023-07-23T12:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/?p=23743"},"modified":"2023-08-25T07:48:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T11:48:11","slug":"officials-seek-publics-help-finding-sophia-roach-15-last-seen-july-11-in-rockville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/officials-seek-publics-help-finding-sophia-roach-15-last-seen-july-11-in-rockville\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: Officials seek public\u2019s help finding Sophia Roach, 15, last seen July 11 in Rockville"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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(August 25, 2023 Update)\u00a0 <\/strong>Yesterday, the Montgomery County Police Department along with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) shared the good news that 15-year-old Sophia Roach,\u00a0who has been missing since July 11, has been found safe and is now back with her parents.\u00a0 According to the police, \u201cSophia Roach of Bethesda, was located early this afternoon in Baltimore City.\u00a0She has been reunited with her family in Montgomery County.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cDetectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police \u2013 Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) thank the community for assisting in locating the teenager. Roach was recognized by a mall employee, who contacted security.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Police are still investigating the specifics surrounding the child\u2019s disappearance and are not sharing any additional information at this time. NCMEC also shared the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FOUND SAFE! Sophia Roach was located yesterday afternoon in Baltimore City. She has been reunited with her family. Thank you to everyone who shared her poster!

If you ever have a tip about a\u00a0#missing<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0child, call 1-800-THE-LOST or your local law enforcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ace News Today\u2019s<\/em> original article from July 23 appears below in its entirety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(July 23, 2023) On July 22, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) posted to their Facebook page that 15-year-old Sophia Isabella Roach is still missing.\u00a0 On July 12, the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD,) headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, announced that Sophia was last seen on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, around 9:30 p.m. in her home, located in the 5600 block of Whitney Mill Way in Rockville, Maryland. The child has not been seen since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sophia told her mom that she was going to bed and gave her a kiss goodnight. Later that evening, her mother went to check in on her, and noticed that all of her belongings were still there, but there was no sign of Sophia. She has not been seen or heard from since that evening on July 11.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Sophia is 5\u2019 2\u201d with brown hair and brown eyes.  Her family has been heartbroken since she vanished, and they just want to know if she is okay. Sophia has never gone missing before, and her family\u2019s concern for her safety grows with each passing day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cShe\u2019s my baby, my only child. I just want her to come home safely,\u201d said mother Jennifer Roach. \u201cIf anyone knows anything, please call the police. Sophia, if you\u2019re listening, I love you and I\u2019m here for you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roach\u2019s best friend, Kayla Jones, said she last spoke to Sophia on Tuesday afternoon, and they made plans to hang out the next day. She said Sophia did not seem upset or troubled by anything.  ~ Claten Network<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

If you have any information about Sophia or her disappearance, please contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678) or the Montgomery County Police Department at 1-301-279-8000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(Sources: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, and, Montgomery Police Department)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Posted by Richard Webster, Ace News Today   \/   Follow Richard on <\/em>Facebook<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>Twitter<\/em><\/a> & <\/em>Instagram<\/em><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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