Missing Canton Teen Found Safe
CANTON, Ga. - UPDATE: Police said they have found the missing teen in Houston, Texas with family members. They said they are working with family and authorities to bring her home safe.
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The Canton Police Department needs your help locating a missing teen.
Yaritza Guadalupe Pacheco-Melchor, 16, stayed home from school on Thursday because she wasn't feel well. She was last seen at her home on Center Street around 9 a.m.
According to police, she sent her mother a text around 1:45 p.m. later that day saying she took a bus to Houston, Texas.
Her clothes were missing from the home. She was last seen wearing black/white stripped sweater and blue jeans. She's 130 pounds, 5'1" and has brown hair and brown eyes.
Investigators said she has relatives in Mexico and could be traveling there. Anyone with information is asked to call Canton Police at 770-720-4883.