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New Dashcam Video Guides Widening Search for Missing Texas Teen Camila Mendoza Olmos

Federal partners are monitoring border crossings after the sheriff assessed an imminent danger.

Overview

  • BCSO released motorist dashcam footage believed to show a woman matching Camila’s description walking a few blocks from her home around 7 a.m. on Dec. 24, though her identity in the clip is not confirmed.
  • Doorbell video shows a person believed to be Camila searching her car shortly before 7 a.m.; investigators say she left on foot with only her car key and possibly her driver’s license, leaving her phone at home.
  • The FBI is providing technical assistance and DHS is tracking border crossings and international travel as investigators say the case could extend outside the continental U.S.
  • Sheriff Javier Salazar says there is enough information to consider Camila in imminent danger, with possibilities under review that include kidnapping, human trafficking, voluntary departure, or self-harm.
  • Authorities have asked residents to check dashcams and home surveillance for sightings, and officials confirmed checks with ICE showed she was not detained as alerts and inquiries extend into Mexico.