Ventura County Sheriff's Department

*** UPDATED INFORMATION***

Date & Time/ RB#: Oct. 21, 2009 @ 10:30 a.m. / 09-25778
Unit Responsible: Thousand Oaks Police Department Investigations Bureau

A 15-year-old Westlake High School student missing since Monday morning was found Wednesday morning at a youth services center in Los Angeles.

Investigators received a tip from a source in Los Angeles who was in contact with Alexandria “Allie” Phipps Wednesday morning. The source had seen Allie’s image in news footage about her disappearance and notified investigators.

Allie has been returned to Thousand Oaks to be reunited with her family. Investigators are interviewing Allie to determine the reasons for her disappearance.

The cooperation of local and federal law enforcement agencies, as well as news media organizations led to the safe return of this young woman, who was listed as an at risk-missing person.