Columbia Heights PD searching for teen girl missing for a month

16-year-old Karen Estefania Ruales-Coraizaca has been missing since June 15. (FOX 9)

The Minnesota BCA issued an alert on Wednesday for a missing teen girl in Columbia Heights who hasn't been seen in a month.

Karen Estefania Ruales-Coraizaca missing

What we know:

Police say 16-year-old Karen Estefania Ruales-Coraizaca was living with relatives in Isanti, Minn.

On June 19, the relatives informed her mother that Ruales-Coraizaca had left the home without notice on June 15 and never returned.

Since then, police say Ruales-Coraizaca has made contact with her mother by phone but refuses to return home or say where she is.

Dig deeper:

Police believe she is staying with "unknown friends."

What you can do:

If you have information on Ruales-Coraizaca's whereabouts, please call dispatch at 763-427-1212 and reference case #25130923.

The Source: This story uses information from a missing person report from the Minnesota BCA.

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