Detroit mother speaks out after 17-year-old daughter's disappearance: "I don't understand"
Police in Detroit and Inkster say they are searching for 17-year-old London Thomas, who was last seen on April 5.
According to Detroit police, the teen was reported missing on April 8 from Margareta and Five Points streets. Police say London left her home and was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black leggings and pink Crocs shoes.
"I wouldn't wish this. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy," London's mother, Jasma Bennett, told CBS News Detroit.
Bennett says she last saw her daughter around midnight on April 5. The teen went to an older sibling's house before the sister reportedly took her to a home in Inkster.
Inkster police say London was dropped off in the 27000 block of Carlysle Street near Inkster Road. At about 10 a.m. on April 6, her phone pinged in Westland, prompting her family to contact law enforcement, including Detroit.
Her family says they've been searching for her. They say she has a boyfriend, but there are no leads to her whereabouts.
"Nobody has accused anybody of anything. Not our family. We just want her home," said London's stepfather, Darnell Johnson. "If anybody's pointing fingers, it's people online. It's not our family."
Her family says she turns 18 in a few weeks. They say multiple agencies, including the FBI, are investigating the case.
"Still don't know why this is happening to us. I don't understand," Bennett said. "It's been a lot for us all."
"It's been a nightmare," said Johnson.
London is described as 5 feet 6 inches tall, about 115 pounds, with brown eyes and red hair in a ponytail.
Crime Stoppers is offering a $2,500 reward for information on the teen's disappearance. Anyone with information can submit anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers at www.1800speakup.org or call 800-Speak Up.
London's father has planned a community search party at noon on Saturday, April 12, at Cooper Upper Elementary School in Westland.
