Bee Metro Staff
Shasta County sheriff's deputies are searching for a 15-year-old Redding girl who they believe is with a 44-year-old uncle wanted on a felony warrant.
Jean Marie Berlinghoff, 15, was last seen at her home two weeks ago. Officials believe she is with her uncle, 44-year-old Charles Berlinghoff. The uncle is from the San Bernardino area and is wanted on a $100,000 felony warrant, according to the sheriff's department.
Electronic message signs along freeways in California counties from Sacramento north have been activated with information about the missing girl. They read: "Missing Child, '87 Gry Olds 4DR, Lic 2DNX546."
"During the Thanksgiving holiday weekend - the busiest and most traveled time of the year - it is hoped that a member of the motoring public may see the car and call authorities with information," sheriff's officials said in a prepared statement.
Jean Marie Berlinghoff is described as 5 feet 2 inches tall and about 120 pounds. She has a quarter-size birthmark above her right knee.
Charles Berlinghoff is about 5-foot-11, 185 pounds with a large tattoo on his right shoulder. He drives a gray 1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass, California license plate 2DNX546.
Anyone who sees the pair is asked to call the Shasta County Sheriff's Office at (530) 245-6025 or their local law enforcement agency.
A $10,000 reward is available in this case through the Shasta County Secret Witness Program.
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