JUANA TORRES RODRIQUEZ - 15 yo - Burlington NC

Burlington police say they have located a missing 15-year-old disabled girl. The department said in a news release that Juna Torres Rodriquez was last seen at her home about 9 p.m. Saturday.

She was found on North Street in Graham Sunday evening, police said.

Burlington police reported Sunday that a teenage girl who had been missing since Saturday night was found in Graham.Police said a little before 10 p.m. that 15-year-old Juna Torres Rodriquez was found on North Street a little more than 24 hours after she went missing.Investigators with the Burlington police are still looking into the case. Anyone who knows were Rodriquez was during the time she was missing is asked to call (336) 229-3500.

Family members found a missing teenage immigrant Sunday night after an intense day-long search.Juna Torres Rodriquez, 15, was last seen at her home about 9 p.m. Saturday. She left from the back door.Family members located her on North Street in Graham, according to Lt. Brian Long. He said she had minor scratches on her legs and arms from being in a wooded area. Long said Rodriquez was glad to be found, but did not seem "hysterical" or upset.He said she became disoriented after leaving her home. Rodriquez found an abandoned house in Graham where she stayed for a while, Long said. She tried to find her way back home Sunday, but couldn't.Police were trying to find her quickly because she suffers from a mental or cognitive issue."She left without telling anyone. The family says this is unusual. She doesn't leave the house, particularly this time of night," said Burlington Police Capt. Steve Smith."There's no indication of something happening prior to or something being the impetus for her to leave at that time or under circumstances that she may have been upset about something, there's nothing to indicate that right now," he said.Rodriquez's family moved to the country from Mexico two months ago."She's real quiet. She probably if she sees somebody, she'll be afraid, cause she's new to the country," said Rigoberto Vital, her cousin."She don't know nothing that much around because she's been here two months," he said.He said some neighbors saw her walking down Loy Street, where her family lives, Saturday night.Smith said 38 people searched Sunday in wooded areas near Rodriquez's house and near a lake area."We've also used a service, missing child service that actually uses a phone call to the surrounding neighborhood to notify those people of this missing juvenile," he said."She was taking some medications. We feel like she probably needs those medications, but we don't think she does have them with her.""In her condition, the way we see her, it would probably be tough. We seen her, she probably, (her) dad or mom said probably can walk not so far and she can just feel week, you know?," Vital said.Police continue to investigate. Anyone with information about where Rodriquez was during the time she was missing is encouraged to call Burlington Police at (336) 229-3500.

Burlington Police are looking for a 15-year-old girl that was reported missing on Wednesday, the second time she has been reported missing in 4 days.

Juana Torres Rodriquez, of 1056 Loy St., was originally reported missing on Saturday but was found over the weekend. On Wednesday, Burlington Police said the teenager walked away from her residence Wednesday morning and has not been found.

Rodriquez moved to the area recently and is not currently attending school. The child suffers from a cognitive/mental impairment and does not speak English.

Officers with the Burlington and Graham Police departments are currently searching the area around the home.

Anyone with information regarding the location of where Rodriquez was during the time she was missing is encouraged to the Burlington Police Department at 336-229-3500.