Chicago police are in an active search for 13-year-old Alia Marie Lozano-Gaytom, who was reported missing last Sunday from the Brighton Park neighborhood on the city's Southwest Side. She was last seen in the 2600 block of West 36th Street, and investigators are still working to track her movements and locate her.
What police say
According to FOX 32 Chicago, citing information from the Chicago Police Department, Lozano-Gaytom is described as 5-foot-5 and about 100 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Police say she was last seen wearing a black hoodie with a Spider-Man logo, black jeans and black gym shoes.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Area One detectives at (312) 747-8380 or call 911 so officers can follow up on potential sightings as quickly as possible.
Brighton Park context
Missing-person alerts are not new to Brighton Park. The neighborhood has surfaced on police bulletins and in local media repeatedly in recent years, as families and officers have coordinated searches and public appeals for information. The Chicago Sun-Times and other outlets have regularly published Chicago Police Department missing-person notices tied to the area, highlighting how often Area One detectives are called to respond on the Southwest Side.
How to help
Anyone who believes they may have seen Lozano-Gaytom or who has information about her whereabouts is asked to contact Area One detectives at (312) 747-8380 or call 911. Residents who have doorbell cameras or other security systems are encouraged to review footage from last Sunday and share anything that might help police piece together where she went.
