STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The NYPD is asking for the public’s help to locate a 16-year-old girl who has been reported missing from Meiers Corners.

Jaquela Ballard was last seen leaving her residence on Oakville Street on Friday, Oct. 3, at around 12 p.m., according to a statement from the NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner of Public Information.

Police described the girl as standing about 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighing about 150 pounds. Ballard is said to have a medium build and has brown eyes and black hair, as noted by the NYPD.

She was last seen wearing a blue sweatshirt with blue and white pajama pants.

The NYPD provided a photo of the girl to the media.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of this individual is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TI

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