Missing 12-year-old Baltimore County girl feared to be with stranger she met online, search under way

BALTIMORE -- A search is underway for a missing 12-year-old girl from Baltimore County whose parents say she was last seen nearly a week ago, and fear she may be with someone she met online.

Tayzha Alona Warren, 12, was last seen last Thursday at her home in Pikesville. Her parents fear she may be with someone she met online.

"Alona, I just want you to come home," her mother, Mia Brooks, said. "I want you to come home now… You're not in trouble. You're not in trouble. We just want you to come back."

Her parents are devastated and are asking that anyone who knows where she is to bring her home.

The 12-year-old, who goes by her middle name Alona, was last seen at her home at an apartment complex in Pikesville on Thursday, June 20th.

"Last Friday I went to wake Alona up for breakfast, just for the day, and she wasn't there," Mia Brooks, Warren's mother, said.

Brooks says her daughter left behind a note saying she was going to Pennsylvania and to not call the police.

"She said that I'm not running away, which made it even more cryptic because you're 12," Brooks said.

Alona's loved ones gathered Tuesday night to search for her near Pikesville Middle School.

Her parents tell WJZ they learned where Alona may have gone from friends.

"People have said and friends have said that she was talking to a man in his 20s," Brooks said.

Baltimore County police are investigating.

Detectives are working with other law enforcement agencies and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to locate her.

"If someone is harboring her, let her go," Alona's father, Kenneth Brooks, said. "Let her go. The damage that you're doing right now to this family is immeasurable. Please we are begging you. Let her go."

The Black and Missing Foundation is also helping Alona's family with their search.

In a statement, the organization says: "Time is of the essence in this critical missing person case. The more awareness we can raise, both locally and nationally, the greater our chances of a successful recovery."

Alona is 4 feet 10 inches tall and weighs about 117 pounds and has short brown hair.

If you see her or know where she might be, you're asked to contact police.