Southern California girl, 15, vanishes while riding bike to relative’s home

Family members are growing increasingly desperate in their search for a 15-year-old Monterey Park girl who disappeared while riding her bike to a relative’s home on Tuesday.

Allison Jillian Chao was last seen on surveillance video on the evening of July 16 riding a blue GT mountain bike from her father’s house in the 200 block of North Ynez Avenue bound for her aunt’s house in San Gabriel, less than four miles away.

She never arrived.

“The more time that goes on, the scarier it gets,” Allison’s mother, Annie, told KTLA’s Rachel Menitoff on Friday, fighting back tears. “I’m afraid the public will lose interest, and it will be harder to find her. There’s less evidence.”

Annie Chao says her daughter is a straight-A student entering her junior year at Mark Keppel High School and has no history of running away. She has made no contact with friends, and there’s been no activity on social media, Chao said.

Family and friends have been canvassing the surrounding area and posting “Missing” signs, hoping that someone will come forward with information regarding Allison’s whereabouts.

“I haven’t slept in days, and it’s just every parent’s worst nightmare,” said Chao.

Allison is Asian, around 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs about 96 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes. She left her home wearing a purple T-shirt, black shorts, and dark shoes and was carrying a black backpack.

Anyone with information is urged to call Monterey Park Police at 626-573-1311.

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