CO LIA CONACE: Missing from Colorado Springs, CO - 17 February 2023 - Age 15 *Found Safe*

CSPD: Endangered teen missing from Stetson Hills

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) is searching for an endangered teen who was reported missing by her parents in February. 15-year-old Lia Conace was reported missi…

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by: Ashley Eberhardt
Posted: Mar 20, 2023 / 04:20 PM MDT
Updated: Mar 20, 2023 / 04:20 PM MDT

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) is searching for an endangered teen who was reported missing by her parents in February.

15-year-old Lia Conace was reported missing on Feb. 17. She was last seen at her home in the 5200 block of Statute Drive, in a neighborhood just southwest of the intersection of Stetson Hills Boulevard and Marksheffel Road.

CSPD said initial information suggested that Lia was headed to southern Indiana to meet an acquaintance, another minor. Lia’s parents immediately contacted authorities in Jefferson County, Indiana to check Lia’s last known address for Lia’s acquaintance, but Lia was not found there.

Since then, CSPD said officers have spoken to Lia’s friends and learned that she has not responded to any messages, and she has not reached out to any family members. The acquaintance in Indiana denied having seen or spoken to Lia since she went missing.

CSPD said the concern is that Lia is somewhere between Colorado and Indiana, and it is unknown how she would have gotten to her destination as she does not have known access to money or non-public transportation. Lia has been listed in national law enforcement databases since she went missing, but she has not been contacted by officers.

CSPD added that “additional case specific facts have led investigators to be concerned for her welfare.”

Lia is 5’2″ tall and weighs 120 pounds, with shoulder-length brown hair, brown eyes, and a round face.

Anyone with information on Lia’s whereabouts is asked to call CSPD at (719) 444-7000. You can remain anonymous by contacting Pikes Peak Area Crime Stoppers Tip Line at (719) 634-STOP (7867) or 1-800-222-8477.


MEDIA - LIA CONACE: Missing from Colorado Springs, CO - 17 February 2023 - Age 15

 

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Have you seen this child? Lia Conace

Missing From: COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. Missing Date: Fri, Feb 17 2023. Lia was last seen February 17, 2023.

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Missing Colorado teenager found safe in southern Indiana

The 14-year-old was last seen out of Colorado Springs on Feb. 17 and had ties to a non-family acquaintance in Jefferson County, Indiana.

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By Dustin Vogt
Published: Mar. 28, 2023 at 9:29 AM EDT
Updated: 3 hours ago

MADISON, Ind. (WAVE) - A 14-year-old girl who was reported missing out of Colorado back in February was found safe in southern Indiana more than a month later, officials confirm.

Lia Conace was last seen out of Colorado Springs on Feb. 17 and had ties to a non-family acquaintance in Jefferson County, Indiana, according to Jefferson County Sheriff Benjamin Flint.

Indiana officials were told to be on the lookout for the teenager two days later and a joint investigation with the Colorado Springs Police Department began.

On March 27, deputies received additional information and began searching in the area of Hanover, where Lia and her acquaintance were found.

Police said the two juveniles were found on Carmel Road near West State Road 56, and when law enforcement showed up, the two attempted to hide within the woodline.

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department K-9 Kuno and his handler, Chief Deputy Pickel, searched the wooded area and found the two juveniles within the woods.

The missing teenager is being held until officials from Colorado take custody, according to officials.