Cynthia Allinger was last seen Thursday afternoon at approximately 3 p.m. in the vicinity of the family apartment. At that time she was going to visit some nearby friends. She did not arrive at the friends' home and has not been seen since.
The search for Cynthia is being conducted in the vicinity of Lincoln and Chicago Ave S.W. which is near the Main Gate of McChord Air Force Base, located by Exit 125 of I-5.
Cynthia Ann Allinger is described as a 9 year old W/F about 4 feet tall. She is described as very thin. She has shoulder length light brown or dirty-blond hair. At the time of her disappearance she was wearing a floral pattern dress (white background and pink flowers with green leaves). The floral pattern is rather large and the dress also has a full circle white lace collar.
Persons with information about this missing person may contact us at the Lakewood Station at 593-4970, or after hours may contact our Communication Center at 593-4721. The contact persons for this incident are Sergeant Kemmerer or Detective Teresa Berg.
(For the news media, both of the above officers will be out in the field and may be a little hard to find. Captain Dunbar will be at the Lakewood Station and he can answer questions for you or make arrangements for you if you need to interview someone. Capt. Dunbar can be contacted at 593-4970 or he can be paged at 596-7196. A color photograph of Cynthia in the dress she was wearing at the time of disappearance is available at the Sheriff's Lakewood Station.)