CA CA - Kaiya Pouvi, 9, passed note to classmate saying she was running away, last seen at school, Long Beach, 19 Feb 2026

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Kaiya Pouvi was last seen at 1:30 p.m. at Bret Harte Elementary School, in the 1600 block of East Phillips Street, near South Street, after leaving her classroom when school was dismissed, according to the Long Beach Police Department.

Kaiya was nowhere to be found when family members checked for her at the parent pickup zone.

Police said Kaiya gave a note to another student earlier in the day stating that she was planning to run away. School staff confirmed that Kaiya was on campus before leaving the area.

Kaiya does not have a cellphone or any device to assist with tracking her whereabouts, and has an unspecified amount of money. She was described as a 4-foot-10-inch-tall Asian girl weighing 70 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.

9-year-old missing after passing note to classmate saying she planned to run away, LBPD says

She was nowhere to be found when family members checked for her at the parent pickup zone at her school.

lbpost.com

 

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Kaiya Pouvi was last seen at 1:30 p.m. at Bret Harte Elementary School, in the 1600 block of East Phillips Street, near South Street, after leaving her classroom when school was dismissed, according to the Long Beach Police Department.

Kaiya was nowhere to be found when family members checked for her at the parent pickup zone.

Police said Kaiya gave a note to another student earlier in the day stating that she was planning to run away. School staff confirmed that Kaiya was on campus before leaving the area.

Kaiya does not have a cellphone or any device to assist with tracking her whereabouts, and has an unspecified amount of money. She was described as a 4-foot-10-inch-tall Asian girl weighing 70 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.

9-year-old missing after passing note to classmate saying she planned to run away, LBPD says

She was nowhere to be found when family members checked for her at the parent pickup zone at her school.

lbpost.com

Just clicked on that article link and it is updated to read:

"UPDATE: She was found safe in Paramount, police say."