MISSING PERSON ALERT: YESINIA MENDOZA

The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing woman.

31-year-old Yesinia Mendoza was reported missing from Seitz Drive in Forest City, North Carolina.

Authorities say Mendoza has a history of going missing and has known ties to Cleveland County, the Charlotte area, and was previously located in Indiana after a prior missing person report.

She is described as a white female with brown hair featuring frosted tips, brown eyes, standing approximately 5-foot-3 and weighing around 140 pounds.

She was last seen wearing a yellow toboggan, a white fur jacket, and a blue jean jumper.

Officials are asking anyone with information about her whereabouts to contact the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office at 828-286-2911.

Anonymous tips can also be submitted through Rutherford County Crime Stoppers at 828-286-TIPS or through the RCSO mobile app.

Authorities say the attached photographs are the best available images at this time.