December 29, 2024 – Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department officials report that the Compton Sheriff’s Station Detective Bureau is asking for the public’s help locating At-Risk Missing Person Lamia Witherspoon. She is a 17-year-old Black female who was last seen on December 27, 2024, at 11:00 p.m. on the 100 block of South Bowen Court in the city of Compton. 

Lamia is 5’02”, 102 pounds, with brown hair styled in braids, brown eyes, and wears glasses. She has crooked bottom teeth and has scars on the lower left and right sides of her back.

Ms. Witherspoon was last seen wearing a black onesie with a hoodie. 

Lamia’s family is concerned for her well-being and are asking for the public’s help. 

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Compton Sheriff’s Station Detective Bureau or the on-duty Watch Commander at (310) 605-6500.

If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website https://lacrimestoppers.org.

Source: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department