Staten Island 12-year-old feared missing, police

Staten Island 12-year-old feared missing, police

NEW YORK, NY – Police on Staten Island late Monday night announced they are searching for 12-year-old Ariyah Garcia-Smith. Detectives with the 121st Precinct said Garcia-Smith left her home at 3 pm and never returned.

Now police and her family are concerned for her safety. As of 11:30 pm on Monday, she is still missing.

She was last seen at her home on Wright Avenue in Staten Island.

She is described as a female, approximately 5’6″ tall, weighing 150 lbs., with brown eyes and black hair. She was last seen wearing a red bubble jacket, and black glasses.  

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).