Crime & Safety
Family of Sierra LaMar Raises Reward to $25,000
Significant contributions from individual donors helped the reward for the missing teen's safe return grow by $15,000.
The family of Sierra LaMar, the 15-year-old Sobrato High School sophomore from Morgan Hill who has been missing since March 16, announced this morning that the reward for information leading to her safe return now stands at $25,000.
Steve LaMar, Sierra's father, made the announcement in front of volunteers at .
The family had initially set , but thanks to individual donors "contributing large amounts" of money, the family was able to add an additional $15,000, according to family friend and search-and-rescue organizer Brian Miller.
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"The reward is helpful, but it's no guarantee," he added. "We are going to keep searches going."
KlaasKids Foundation founder Marc Klaas and Sierra's mother, Marlene, joined Steve LaMar to make the announcement, according to the San Jose Mercury News.
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LaMar disappeared on her way to school on March 16, and has not been seen since. Investigators are treating her disappearance as an abduction.
The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office and volunteers have searched extensively in the area around LaMar's home.
Klaas said that 175 volunteers in 25 search teams took part in the search today.
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