Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spent Monday searching for 16-year-old Ivannah Danielle Ayala, who was reported missing after she was last seen in Maywood on Sunday morning. Ayala was spotted at about 11 a.m. Sunday on the 4000 block of East 54th Street, and may have been headed toward the 6900 block of Crafton Avenue in the city of Bell. Family members and investigators described it as an active missing-person search.
What officials released
According to a bulletin from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Ayala is Hispanic, about 5 feet 2 inches tall, and 180 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. She was reported to be wearing glasses and a pink sweater when she was last seen. Those details were circulated publicly in local coverage, including by MyNewsLA, as deputies asked for the public's help.
How to help
Anyone with information was asked to contact Detective J. Cuevas or the watch commander at the East Los Angeles Sheriff's Station at 323-264-4151. Anonymous tips can be phoned into Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.
Context
The East Los Angeles station frequently issues missing-person bulletins and relies on public tips to move investigations forward, a pattern noted in past coverage by outlets such as ABC7. In this case, deputies asked neighbors, transit riders and anyone with surveillance footage in Maywood and nearby Bell to check for possible sightings and report anything they find to investigators.
