“Other people may be responsible” for Arapahoe County woman’s disappearance, police say

Arapahoe County deputies are urgently searching for a woman last seen Dec. 12, 2023.

Sara Astatke, 24, was last seen leaving her home in the 2100 block of South Beeler Way about 5:45 p.m. Dec. 12.

”There is an urgency to this case as investigators have received information that other people may be responsible for (Astatke’s) disappearance,” the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office stated Thursday on X.

Sara was last seen wearing a black coat, blue jeans, black shoes and a scarf.

She is a 5-foot-7-inch, 120-pound woman with brown hair and brown eyes. She had a Mohawk hairstyle at the time of her disappearance, according to the sheriff’s office.

Anyone with information on Astatke’s whereabouts can contact Investigator Michaela Venezia at 720-874-3937 or mvenezia@arapahoegov.com.