DES MOINES, Iowa —

Des Moines police are asking the public to help locate a missing teen.

Police say Alek, 16, was reported to be voluntarily absent from her home on the east side of Des Moines.

Authorities believe she is "staying with friends and associates who may be unaware of her circumstances." This content is imported from Facebook. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.

Anyone with information regarding her whereabouts is asked to call 911.

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