A family is offering a reward to help find a missing 15-year-old Murfreesboro girl

Story Update: Saria was found safe and sound shortly after 7:00 PM on Tuesday, October 29.

Saria Whitney, 15, is a Murfreesboro teenager who went missing in September. Her family, desperate to find her, are now offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to her return.

It wasn’t until October that the Murfreesboro Police Department issued a missing person report, which is part of the protocol, according to department spokesman Larry Flowers.

“As a rule, they determine whether a person is in danger. Then they have to get permission from their parents or guardians for us to let us share it publicly,” Flowers explained.

A few weeks later, Murfreesboro police posted a message on social media saying that detectives investigating Whitney were not in danger.

“We got a tip that she was with her sister in Nashville. We also received a tip that she had been in contact with several of her cousins, claiming they were in California, which was not the case,” Flowers said.

Despite studying these clues, they couldn’t find her.

Flowers says Whitney has already run away, but her family is getting more worried as time goes on. He says Grandma and Aunt Whitney are trying to find her.

To encourage people to come forward, Whitney’s trustees are offering a $1,000 reward for information.

“Like the detectives, the guardians of this young woman want her to come home. They thought that if we offered the money, maybe someone close to her who is in contact with her or sees her could report it so she can come home. safely”.

Flowers wants the public to be on the lookout so they can help bring Whitney home.

Anyone with information on Whitney’s whereabouts is asked to contact Detective Reyes at 629-201-5595.

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