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Kayla Lyons, Missing Michigan Girl, Likely Bus-Bound To Huntington Beach

Posted: 03/15/2012 6:43 pm Updated: 03/16/2012 5:57 pm

Kayla Lyons
Kayla Lyons, 16, of Michigan went missing early on Wednesday in Fullerton, Calif.

A 16-year-old who ran away from her sister while on vacation in California may be on a bus headed toward Huntington Beach, police said in a new press release.

Kayla Lyons, of Michigan, was in Fullerton visiting her sister on Wednesday when she reportedly ran off near Gilbert Street and Orangethorpe Avenue at about 1:25 a.m. and boarded a bus, the Orange County Register reported.

It's unclear why she ran away or exactly when she may have boarded the bus, but she is without medication she needs for "psychological and medical issues," according to the release.

Now cops are looking for any information that would lead to her safe return.

Lyons is described as being a 5-foot, 95 pound girl with blond hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a blue sweater, dark blue v-neck shirt, blue jeans and black sandals.

Police bloodhounds were called into service on Wednesday to help find the teen, but with no results so far.

Anyone with information about the girl or her whereabouts is asked to call Fullerton Police Detective Kathryn Hamel at 714-738-5327 or 714-738-6716.

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A 16-year-old who ran away from her sister while on vacation in California may be on a bus headed toward Huntington Beach, police said in a new press release. Kayla Lyons, of Michigan, was in Fulle...
A 16-year-old who ran away from her sister while on vacation in California may be on a bus headed toward Huntington Beach, police said in a new press release. Kayla Lyons, of Michigan, was in Fulle...
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hoosiergreen
Religious views? I've had them.
02:19 PM on 03/19/2012
She boarded the bus on her own. I did the same thing at her age and never did go back home. That was the 70s. The only meds I was on were self-prescribed. If she's on meds, unless it's for a life threatening illness or paranoid schizophrenia, she'll probably survive the adventure without them.
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06:51 PM on 03/18/2012
Who got her the boob job? Nice parents. A five foot 95 pound 16 year old girl doesn't have double Ds that point straight up.
09:20 AM on 03/19/2012
well. u must know everything about people you dont know dont u? actually that kind of stuff has run in our family and she is just skinny and short doesnt mean she had plastic surgery u idiot!
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03:01 PM on 03/19/2012
This is you're family member? Yes? Then I stand corrected even know I work in the biz and those look very fake. Or no she isn't and at that point what runs in you're family matters nothing to me.
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lisaman
I am a liberal American so get over it
11:53 AM on 03/19/2012
Why are you looking at a 16 year old girl's boobs?
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03:09 PM on 03/19/2012
First I have ZERO attraction to what I would consider a little girl. I am a 32 year old MAN and like WOMEN. Typically I find women most sexy when they get to their 40s. Confident and smart and lived. Now you may want to take a look of the hundreads and hundreads of comments I have made on here and see what you find with my feelings with women. I have the utmost respect for women and do NOT think of them purely as sexual objects nor am I a creepy guy who likes young girls. That said it is not hard to notice somthing that sits right below a persons face and are large and half uncovered. I have no problem with women dressing as they please and don't feel it says anything about THEM. But they are right there. I work with a guy who always has super freaky tight jeans on and dude either stuffs or has a massive member. I don't want him. I am not staring at his junk. It's just kind of hard not to notice. I am not a breast man anyway. First I am a brain man second a hips and rear man.
01:16 AM on 03/17/2012
just sent this to Facebook maybe we can make a difference what do you think

I recently was dealing with a missing child she was visiting her sister a couple thousand miles from home and ran away in the night after an argument with her sister. I used Facebook and my friends and their friends to get the word out and we got national coverage. She was found and is now safe; First off I want to thank Facebook for playing its huge part in making this happen. Now for the other part of my reason for writing this Would it be possible to place a small box on every home page in Facebook that automatically rotates missing children’s faces from the missing child network I’m sure the idea has been looked at but from my point of view Facebook can be used for many things but nothing as rewarding as bring your child home safe. Please consider this suggestion and know your part in saving my daughter’s life Kayla Lyons her missing person stories can be found with a simple Google search of her name. Thank you again
11:33 PM on 03/16/2012
There seems to be a sentiment of hostility from some minorities regarding the public outcry to find a young,blond,caucasian girl. I don't profess to understand discrimination 1st hand,because I never experienced it.However, I certainly hope the vast majority of Americans are as truly "color blind"as myself in that all innocent,young girls deserve our care,nurturing,love and support. It is indeed disheartening to continuously bear witness to all the hate,and injustice in the world we live. It's time for a revamped,global United Nations whose main objective is to prohibit violence and the persecution of innocent people.
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Keeping an open mind, one post at a time...
11:03 AM on 03/23/2012
Usually it has more to do with the fact that whenever there is a missing female reported in the news, she's typically young, blond, Caucasian, and also very attractive. It's what brings in viewers.
11:06 PM on 03/16/2012
Just a little analogy i learned from a long time boss from years ago He said always remember we all carry around a box of rocks in our life don't ever assume someone else's box is lighter than yours till you've carried it around. People need to stop assuming rich little white girl up till now i thought racists were white boy was i wrong
10:33 PM on 03/16/2012
Where were all these people when a little black girl went missing in L.A. In 2005?

Her family called 911 and they did nothing. Then a day later she was found shoot in the head and put on a mattress which they then set on fire. And No, she was not a drug crazed gang member, she was a 14 year old girl missing coming home from school and the l.a. Cops did nothing! Nothing!

Do the research and you will find what I am saying is true. Fair is fair.
12:22 AM on 03/17/2012
I feel for your situation but the two are not even in the same time frame this is 2012. Facebook has an audience of 845 million her family did not have the resources I found whether we were white black or purple we all have access to social media now and I can only suggest people use it to benefit the missing instead of spending all there time reading through these post I think the FAIR IS FAIR comment is out of line look at these statistics of the internet 2005 to 2009 and just look at the user numbers for 2012

79% of American adults used the internet in 2009, up from 67% in Feb. 2005
46% of online American adults 18 and older use a social networking site like MySpace, Facebook or LinkedIn, up from 8% in February 2005.
65% of teens 12-17 use online social networks as of Feb 2008, up from 58% in 2007 and 55% in 2006.
As of August 2009, Facebook was the most popular online social network for American adults 18 and older.
Of adult SNS users:
73% have a Facebook account
48% have a MySpace profile
14% have an account on LinkedIn
There are some 845 million users on Facebook in 2012 compared to 1.2 million in 2005 We used what we had at our disposal.
It would be like the family of Amber Rene Hagerman complaining about the Amber alert service being used.
08:08 PM on 03/16/2012
Whatever! If this girl was black or Hispanic, there wouldn't be all of the furor. I'm over it!
10:26 PM on 03/16/2012
So so true. I am amazed. It's the 21st century and these people still act
Iike it's 1955.

The sadder part is they cannot even begin to review themselves to see if what we say has any merit. There is always two sides to a story but these bozos act as if they know all and are always right.
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06:52 PM on 03/16/2012
This email was sent to me from Obsessed....They found her...Thank You Lord....RC

Jimmy
2:55 PM (14 minutes ago)

to me
She has been found she will have some emotional scares from this but I
can only pray she learned something from all of this thank you so much
for being an advocate for her as well as the amazing song you wrote.
Jim
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06:17 PM on 03/16/2012
Except for the blond hair, she looks like one of the girls in the videos that were asking if they were ugly. Im not saying this to be mean or anything but she looks just like her.
06:12 PM on 03/16/2012
Um yeah if she is on a Bus they would know in a few minutes as you must show picture id now to ride buses like greyhound so call dispatch who radio the bus who checks for girl described and asks for id done. pretty safe bet she is not on a bus and more then likely will be grabbed and forced into prostitution or killed.
05:46 PM on 03/16/2012
UPDATE :::: KAYLA HAS BEEN FOUND SHE IS GOING TO BE OK I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS I CAN SHARE AT THIS TIME OUR FAMILY WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A HEART FELT THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HELPED IN ANY WAY YOUR PRAYERS AND POST MADE THE DIFFERENCE THAT IS CLEAR PLEASE SHARE OUR THANK YOU WITH FREINDS
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anitaj
07:03 PM on 03/16/2012
Yea! Glad to hear your good news.
08:04 PM on 03/16/2012
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An Aggressive Progressive, got a problem wit dat?
05:38 PM on 03/16/2012
Somehow I can't help but think If this girl was black, this story would never have seen the light of day because no one but the relatives would care.  The press or the cops certainly would not.
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06:42 PM on 03/16/2012
Does every story you read cause you a nasty, closed minded response?
08:04 PM on 03/16/2012
Woe is me.
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04:15 PM on 03/16/2012
I am posting a true life happening..Last night I read the story about a missing girl visiting Southern Calif.. On AOL..The step dad is frantically looking for his little girl...While other posters are saying some pretty bad stuff about his daughter..Here is a copy of this conversation..The first time I have ever seen one of my songs make a difference...
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“When you get a chance..Watch a video song I just recently put on YouTube...It's called I Walk This Floor...Similar situation... And please understand Huntington Beach is a good area..Many things for a young person to enjoy...Keep the faith..RC http://youtu.be/tEFllt4sQnQ
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02:51 PM on 03/16/2012
Missing white child...someone call Nancy Grace.
08:05 PM on 03/16/2012
Well don't call Jesse Jackson cause he won't care.
02:34 PM on 03/16/2012
If she were a homeless guy..FPD would be all over her too...but with night sticks and tazer guns.