Valencia County family seeks help finding missing endangered Brittany Chavez
Brittany Chavez was last seen in Valencia County on July 4 and her phone was last used July 10, sharpening the search around State Road 47.
New Mexico State Police have issued a Missing Endangered Person Advisory for 26-year-old Brittany M. Chavez, last seen off State Road 47 in Valencia County on July 4. Her family is asking neighbors to help narrow the timeline and location of her disappearance.
Martin Chavez said Brittany told him she was running errands before contact dropped off. He also said, “That was the last time her phone was actually used for any phone calls or text messages, was on July 10.”
The case is being treated as a missing endangered person matter, a designation New Mexico uses when circumstances create heightened concern and trigger wider public distribution. The state’s Missing Persons Clearinghouse posts missing people publicly, releases alerts to the media, and stays in contact with law enforcement agencies and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
If a missing person is determined to be endangered, police must notify the Department of Public Safety within 12 hours of receiving the report.
State officials also use several alert categories, including Amber Alerts, Silver Alerts, Brittany Alerts and endangered missing person advisories. A Brittany Alert is reserved for a missing endangered person when there is a clear indication of developmental disability and a health or safety risk. Chavez’s case is being handled as a missing endangered person advisory, not a Brittany Alert.
Check security cameras, doorbell footage and dash cams from July 4 through July 10, especially around State Road 47 and nearby routes. Anyone who remembers a vehicle, stop or conversation involving Brittany Chavez can pass that information to New Mexico State Police.
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