STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The NYPD seeks the public’s help to locate a 14-year-old girl who went missing from Fort Wadsworth.
Xochitl Flores-Mendez was last seen on Friday at about 7:45 a.m. leaving her home on the 1400 block of Bay Street, according to a statement from the NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner of Public Information.
She was reported missing on Tuesday.
Police described her as Hispanic, standing about 5′0″ tall and weighing 180 pounds. She has brown eyes and black hair. She was seen wearing blue jeans and a gray sweat shirt.
The NYPD provided the media with this photo of Xochitl.
People with information are encouraged to contact the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-8477 (TIPS) or for Spanish, 1-888-577-4782 (PISTA). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.