Authorities are searching for a 34-year-old female inmate who walked away from a reentry program in Santa Fe Springs on Monday.
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Staff at the Female Community Reentry Program, located at 11121 Bloomfield Avenue, became aware that Christina Hammond had successfully removed her ankle monitor on Sunday around 8:45 p.m., according to a statement from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
They found the monitor near her sleeping area in the facility, but she was nowhere to be found.
Surveillance footage showed her leaving through a side door shortly before jumping out through the garden gates on the northeast side of the building, the statement said.
Hammond previously arrived at the facility from San Bernardino County on July 1. She was due to be released in December next year and was serving a five-year prison sentence for assault with force likely to cause grievous bodily harm, as well as a special sentence for causing grievous bodily harm. injured, authorities said.
They say she is about 6 feet tall and weighs about 115 pounds. She has a light complexion with light brown hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a gray jacket and gray sweatpants. She had gloves and was carrying a blue bag.
Anyone who sees Hammond’s whereabouts or knows his whereabouts is asked to call 911.
