{"id":18285,"date":"2021-12-16T22:23:50","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T03:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=18285"},"modified":"2021-12-16T23:01:05","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T04:01:05","slug":"have-you-seen-mercedes-mcleod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2021\/12\/16\/have-you-seen-mercedes-mcleod\/","title":{"rendered":"Have you seen Mercedes McLeod?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Detectives are attempting to locate 17-year-old Mercedes McLeod. Mercedes was observed at approximately 5:40 a.m. on December 8, leaving her home on Crawford Street. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/269327323_141463868270799_4964104364620824572_n-1.jpg?resize=526%2C780&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/269327323_141463868270799_4964104364620824572_n-1.jpg?w=526&amp;ssl=1 526w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/269327323_141463868270799_4964104364620824572_n-1.jpg?resize=202%2C300&amp;ssl=1 202w\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She did not attend school that day but did pick up her paycheck at her job in Lakeland. She may possibly be in the Plant City\/Tampa area. Mercedes is 5\u2019 3\u201d, weighs approximately 120 pounds and had recently changed her hair to shorter style, red\/orange in color. She was last seen wearing a gray sweater and gray sweatpants and had red\/orange hair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If anyone has information on Mercedes\u2019 location, please contact Detective Ali at (863) 834-8974 or <a href=\"mailto:charlene.ali@lakelandgov.net\">charlene.ali@lakelandgov.net<\/a> . Tipsters can also call our emergency dispatch team at 863.834.6966. That line is answered 24\/7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Detectives are attempting to locate 17-year-old Mercedes McLeod. Mercedes was observed at approximately 5:40 a.m. on December 8, leaving her home on Crawford Street. 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