Austin Police Search for Two Missing Sisters, Ask Public to Watch for Man, 55

Austin police are asking the public for help finding two sisters reported missing this week — 15-year-old Roxana Soto and 14-year-old Roselin Soto — along with a 55-year-old man named in the same bulletin. Roxana is described as a White female with brown eyes and brown shoulder-length hair, standing 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing 125 pounds, who wears her hair in a bun secured with rubber bands. She was last seen wearing a black shirt, blue jean shorts, and tan Crocs.

The update, posted by the Austin Police Department on Wednesday, also describes Roselin as a White female with brown eyes and short black hair, standing 5 feet tall and weighing 100 pounds. She was last seen wearing a tan shirt with dark brown horizontal lines, black shorts, and tan Crocs. The department, which is the official police agency for Austin, Texas, is also seeking information on 55-year-old Albert Andy Trevino, whom the bulletin lists as the subject connected to the missing juveniles update.

According to the APD post, Trevino is a Hispanic male with brown eyes, buzzed brown hair, sleeve tattoos, and stands 6 feet tall, weighing 245 pounds. He was last seen wearing sandals and a jersey featuring the Mexican flag, and per the post he possibly wore shorts. Public obituary records reviewed as part of this report show that Trevino is a family member of the two missing sisters — listed as a son-in-law to their late grandmother, Maria De La Luz Hernandez, who passed away in Austin in February 2023, according to an obituary published by Beck Funeral Home. That record lists both Soto sisters and Trevino among Hernandez's surviving family.

What Investigators Have and Haven't Said

APD's public post provides physical descriptions and clothing details for all three individuals but does not clarify whether the sisters are currently classified as runaways or as endangered missing persons, nor whether investigators are pursuing any criminal statutes tied to Trevino's status in the case. That leaves open, rather than resolved, the question of how the department is treating his connection to the girls' disappearance.

Texas law does provide potential frameworks that could apply if an adult were found to be unlawfully sheltering or holding minors, though nothing in the dossier indicates charges have been filed here. Under Texas Penal Code § 25.06, harboring a runaway child under 18 without parental consent is a Class A misdemeanor carrying up to a year in jail and a $4,000 fine, according to FindLaw. Separately, Texas Penal Code § 25.03 classifies interference with child custody as a state jail felony, punishable by 180 days to two years in a state jail facility and fines up to $10,000, per Justia.

Why No Statewide Alert Was Issued

Some residents may wonder why a mobile AMBER Alert didn't accompany the bulletin. Statewide AMBER Alerts in Texas are reserved for confirmed child abductions involving an immediate, credible threat of death or serious bodily injury, meaning voluntary runaway cases or unverified disappearances do not trigger the broadcast system, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. That threshold applies statewide regardless of jurisdiction.

Texas law does not require families to wait any set period before reporting a missing minor. Police agencies must immediately enter missing youth into state and national databases once a report is filed, per the Texas Penal Code. That immediate-entry requirement feeds into the Texas DPS Missing Persons Clearinghouse, established by the Texas Legislature in 1985 to serve as the central state repository coordinating missing minor records across all 254 counties with the FBI's National Crime Information Center.

A Statewide Pattern of Runaway Cases

The Soto sisters' case adds to a large volume of similar reports across Texas. The Texas DPS Missing Persons Clearinghouse recorded 40,309 missing person reports statewide in 2025, with 28,229 of those involving children under 18, according to the Texas Center for the Missing. Statewide data compiled by that same organization indicates runaways account for roughly 80% to 85% of all missing children reports filed in Texas, though child advocacy groups note that missing runaways still face elevated risks of exploitation regardless of how they left home.

Nationally, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children supported 32,167 missing youth cases in 2025, with runaway incidents representing the primary category of cases reported across the country. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Roxana Soto, Roselin Soto, or Albert Andy Trevino is asked to call 911 immediately or contact the APD Missing Persons Unit directly at 512-974-5250, according to information posted by AustinTexas.gov.