January 19, 2024 - Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office officials ask the public to be on the lookout for an at-risk missing juvenile, 16-year-old Dalia Cortez. She was last seen during the morning drop off at Righetti High School in Santa Maria on January 17, 2024, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, black pants, and white and black Converse.

She is Hispanic, 4’10” tall, and weighs 104 lbs. Dalia has not gone missing before and was expected to walk home from school, but never arrived.

If you see her or are aware of her whereabouts, please contact the Sheriff’s Dispatch at 805-683-2724.

Source & photo: Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office