MATTHEWS, N.C. — UPDATE: Olivia Rodriguez Sanchez was safely located, police said.
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Previous coverage: Police are asking for assistance finding a 17-year-old girl last seen in Matthews.
Matthews police are searching for Olivia Rodriguez Sanchez. According to a release, she is about 5-feet-2-inches tall with brown eyes, shoulder-length brown hair and reddish highlights.
Police say she was last seen wearing a white and blue sleeveless sweater, jeans, and light blue crocs. She was also wearing silver hoop earrings and a hoop nose-ring in her left nostril.
Anyone with information about her whereabouts should contact the authorities.
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