BCSO Seeks Public Help Finding Missing 14-Year-Old Poleth Villatoro

Fourteen-year-old Poleth Villatoro has been missing from the 5600 block of Cesar Chavez Court SW in southwest Albuquerque since March 26, 2026, and the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office is urging anyone who spots her to call (505) 468-7100 without delay.

Deputies said they last saw Poleth around 4 p.m. near the intersection of Cesar Chavez Court and Powers Way, west of Coors Boulevard. She was wearing a yellow jacket, a blue shirt, and blue pants. BCSO said deputies became concerned for her safety, though the specific circumstances surrounding her disappearance have not been publicly released.

The Cesar Chavez and Powers Way area falls inside the unincorporated South Valley, placing it under BCSO jurisdiction rather than the Albuquerque Police Department. Sandoval County residents who regularly travel Coors Boulevard between Rio Rancho and Albuquerque pass directly through this corridor: the block where Poleth was last seen sits on the west side of Coors in a densely populated residential stretch of the South Valley. If you see a teenage girl matching her description in that area or anywhere along the Coors corridor, do not approach. Note the time, exact location, and any vehicle information, then call BCSO immediately.

The BCSO tip line at (505) 468-7100 connects to the Sheriff's Office at 400 Roma Ave NW, Albuquerque, 87102. Cases can also be reported through the New Mexico Department of Public Safety's Missing Persons Clearinghouse, which coordinates with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to keep records current and push information to law enforcement statewide. Under New Mexico law, a missing persons report can be filed at any time when someone's whereabouts are unknown and they are believed to be in danger, with no waiting period and no age restriction.

BCSO has issued multiple endangered missing person alerts for juveniles across the greater Albuquerque area in recent months, and the department is treating Poleth's case with the same urgency. The broader context is difficult to ignore: Albuquerque recorded more than 100 homicides annually for multiple consecutive years through 2023, a rate that has kept law enforcement on alert for vulnerable minors.

Poleth Villatoro is 14 years old, last seen in a yellow jacket, blue shirt, and blue pants near 5600 Cesar Chavez Court SW. Anyone with information on her whereabouts should call BCSO at (505) 468-7100.