WESLACO, Texas – UPDATE (8:39 p.m., March 1, 2024): An Amber Alert issued Friday for a missing Rio Grande Valley girl has been discontinued.
Esmeralda Mireles, a 13-year-old from Weslaco, has been located, according to the city’s police department.
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** MISSING PERSON/WELFARE CONCERN UPDATE** The Weslaco Police Department wishes to inform the public that Esmeralda...
Posted by Weslaco Police Department on Friday, March 1, 2024
Below is the original story from Friday morning.
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An Amber Alert was issued Friday for a missing 13-year-old girl who was last seen early Thursday morning in Weslaco.
Esmeralda Mireles was last seen wearing a black hoodie and blue jeans in the 100 block of N. Kansas.
She is 5 feet, 6 inches tall, weighs 145 pounds and has orange hair and brown eyes.
Weslaco Police are looking for Luis Gomez, 37, in connection with her disappearance.
He’s 5 feet, 3 inches tall, weighs 140 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes.
He was driving a maroon 2001 Chevrolet Silverado with Texas license plate number GCW9494.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Weslaco Police Department at 956-968-8591.
Police believe Esmeralda is in grave or immediate danger.
Weslaco is located in the Rio Grande Valley.