HOUSTON — Houston police and Texas EquuSearch are asking for the public to keep their eyes open for a 14-year-old who has been missing for two weeks.
Carlos Lugo was last seen on Jan. 21 in the 2000 block of Tidwell Road near the Hardy Toll Road.
Carlos is described as a Hispanic teenager who has black hair and brown eyes. He is about 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds.
He was wearing black jeans, a black hoodie-style sweatshirt, gray Jordans tennis shoes, and a black backpack, according to a flyer posted on Texas EquuSearch's Facebook page.
If anyone has any information on Carlos' whereabouts or any information on his disappearance, please call the Houston Police Department at 832-394-1840 or Texas EquuSearch at 281-309-9500.
What to do when someone goes missing
Thousands of people go missing every year across the United States, and there are organizations and law enforcement agencies that work to bring them home to loved ones.
The Texas Center for the Missing is an organization with Houston roots that works to educate loved ones and authorities on finding the lost.
From resources that deal with missing children to endangered adults, the non-profit organization has compiled a wealth of resources to help.
There is no 24-hour waiting period required to report a person missing, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.