Crime & Safety

Hazelwood Girl Missing After Non-Custodial Parent Picks Her Up From School

Hazelwood Police believe 11-year-old Gabrielle Jackson was taken after school by her mother, Cecilia Montez, who may be headed to California.

The is looking an 11-year-old girl who may have been taken by her biological mother, who does not have custody of her, as she left school Monday.  

Police say Cecilia Montez picked Gabrielle Jackson at in a dark-colored minivan with dark tinted windows, KTRS is reporting.  

Montez may be taking Gabrielle to Sacramento, Calif., according to a STLtoday.com report. 

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Gabrielle is 4-foot-11, 85 pounds with a light complexion, brownish-red hair and blue eyes.

She was last seen wearing a pink or purple pea coat, blue jeans and black shoes. She was carrying a black backpack with silver hearts on it.

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Gabrielle in the 700 block of Lynn Have Lane with her father, who has full custody. The father reported her missing when she did not come home from school.

Montez is a Hispanic woman who is 5-foot-3 and 140 pounds, according to Fox 2 news.

Anyone with information should call Hazelwood police at 314-838-5000.


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