Douglas County Sheriff's Office seeks public help in finding runaway teen

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating a runaway juvenile from Austin’s House, who has been missing since April 9.

Evelynn Ploston, 13, from Winnemucca ran away from Austin’s House in Minden on April 9. At this time her whereabouts are unknown, said Douglas County Sheriff's Sgt. Pat Brooks in a news release.

Polston is described as a white female juvenile, 5 feet-3 in tall, 150 lbs, brown eyes with blond hair. It is unknown who she may be with or what location she is headed to.

If anyone has any information about Evelynn Polston, we urge you to contact the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Investigator Brian Hubkey at (775) 782-9926 or Dispatch at (775) 782-5126.