Douglas County Sheriff's Office Searching for Runaway 12 Year Old

6/26 8:45 am update: Cara was located this morning by the Carson City Sheriff's Department at 6 a.m. She has been detained and released into the custody of Douglas County Juvenile Probation.

Cara Breann Valerie, age 12, has been missing from her grandparent's home in Minden, Nevada since Saturday and the Douglas County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding her.

She is believed to have run away to the Reno area and may be in the company of Samson Martinez, age unknown.

Cara is described as: female, Caucasian, brown shoulder-length straight hair, blue eyes, approximately 4fttall, weighing approx. 80 lbs (see attached picture). Cara was last known to be wearing a white tank top, jean shorts, and black shoes.

She left the residence with a blue backpack.Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Cara is urged to call DCSO Investigator Nate Almeida at: 775-782-9908 or Douglas County Emergency Dispatch at: 775-782-5126.