12-year-old boy reported missing out of Santa Rosa

Santa Rosa Police Department is asking for help locating Michael Joseph Cruz, 12, 5’3", 160 lbs, with black hair, and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, faded jeans, and black sneakers. Cruz was last seen by his friends o

Santa Rosa police are asking for the public's help in finding a 12-year-old boy who went missing Thursday.   

The parents of Michael Joseph Cruz reported that he went to middle school at 8 a.m. Thursday but did not attend his after-school program, according to police.   

Michael was last seen by his friends around 4 p.m. in downtown Santa Rosa near the Santa Rosa Plaza mall, police said.   

Santa Rosa police have released a photo of Michael, who is described as standing 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighing about 160 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, faded jeans and black sneakers.   

Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call Santa Rosa police at (707) 528-5222 and refer to case number 23-13656.