CANDRA GROGGANS - 16 yo - Lakewood/Parkland (S of Tacoma) WA

The Pierce County Sheriff's Office is searching for a
16-year-old Parkland girl who was reported missing earlier this week
after she failed arrived at her driving school lesson and her job.

The girl, Candra Groggans, was last seen by her family early on July 5
when the family was at a friend's house after celebrating the 4th of
July.

On July 5, Groggans was supposed to walk from the friends' house to
her family's home nearby in the 800 block of 105th Street in Parkland.
There she was to take a bus to her driving lesson and then go to work in
Lakewood.

Groggans didn't arrive at her lesson or her job and has not been seen
since.

She is described as an African American, five-foot-five, 130 pounds
with black hair and brown eyes. She is an honor student with no history
of running away from home, said police. No clothes are missing from her
home and her purse and wallet were left behind.

Anyone who has seen Groggans is asked to call the Pierce County
Sheriff's Office.

Pierce County sheriff's deputies are looking for a 16-year-old who was
reported missing by family members when she didn't come home from her
driving school lessons and her job earlier this week.
Family members last saw Candra Goggans on Monday morning. She'd stay
overnight with family members at a family friend's house after a Fourth
of July celebration, the Sheriff's Department reported.On Monday
morning, she was supposed to walk from the friend's house to her
family's nearby home in the 800 block of 105th Street South in Parkland."Goggans
was to take a bus from her house to her driver’s education classes that
morning, then go to work in Lakewood afterward; Goggans did not arrive
at her classes or work, and has not been seen or heard from since,"
deputies reported.Sheriff's Sgt. Jerry Bates said, at this point,
there are no signs or allegations of foul play. However, it's not like
Goggans to disappear."She's a good student, hard worker," Bates
said. "It's not like her to not show up for work."Detectives are
investigating the teen's disappearance and contacting friends and family
members.Goggans is described as black, 5 feet 5 and 130 pounds.
She has black hair and brown eyes. She has no history of running away
from home.She didn't take any clothes with her. She left her
purse and wallet at home, deputies reported.Anyone who has seen
Goggans or heard from her since Sunday is asked to call the Sheriff's
Department immediately.

The Pierce County sheriff's office says a missing 16-year-old
Parkland girl is OK.
Detective Sergeant Jerry Bates says that deputies acted on a tip
and found Candra Goggans Friday in good health in Tacoma.
He says that she's was apparently a runaway and was being
interviewed by authorities on her recent whereabouts.
Her family reported her missing after she failed to arrive for a
driving school lesson and her job earlier this week.