HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Homestead police are seeking the public’s help in locating a 14-year-old girl who was reported missing over a month ago.
According to police, Yarilis Mendez-Carrillo was reported missing March 11 by her grandmother and was last seen in the 300 block of Southwest 12th Avenue.
Police said Mendez-Carrillo does not have a cellphone and has not been in contact with anyone since she was reported missing.
Mendez-Carrillo is described by police as a Hispanic female, who is 4 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs about 130 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes.
Police said she has a large circular scar on her upper right thigh.
Mendez-Carrillo was last seen wearing a white T-shirt and blue shorts.
A Missing Child Alert has been issued by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement as the search for the teen continues.
Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call the Homestead Police Department at 305-247-1535 or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.
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