The search is intensifying for 15-year-old Alison Jillian Chao who was reported missing after she never arrived at a family member's San Gabriel home this past Tuesday evening. According to NBC Los Angeles, Alison set out from her home on the 200 block of North Yanez Avenue in Monterey Park around 5:30 p.m., riding a blue mountain bike and was reported to be wearing a purple T-shirt, black shorts, and dark shoes, further details including her carrying a black backpack have compounded the concern for her safety.
Alison, described by family members as an Asian female about 5 feet 2 inches tall, weighing 96 pounds with black hair and brown eyes, has been missing for several days and her community is rallying in efforts to locate her, during which relatives and friends have been distributing flyers throughout the Monterey Park area, "It's been very chaotic," Alison's mother, Annie Chao, told ABC7, expressing the frantic uncertainty that grips a parent in such times and the steps being taken to find her daughter; social media campaigns and community outreach have been initiated hoped to shed light on Alison's whereabouts.
The Monterey Park Police Department Investigations Bureau is actively investigating the disappearance, authorities urge anyone with information regarding Alison's current location or any sightings since Tuesday to come forward, those who may know something are asked to call the Monterey Park Police at 626-573-1311, as heightened community concern grows. In a report by KTLA, loved ones have not heard from her since her departure which has only escalated the urgency felt by those close to Alison.
