Search For Tampa Teen Enters 2nd Week

TAMPA, FL — As the search for a missing Tampa teen enters its second week, the community is rallying behind Hailey Acierno’s family. A $25,000 reward is now being offered for the girl’s safe return, a Facebook page has been launched and a vigil is planned in her honor.

Hailey Acierno was last seen on March 28. Tampa Police say she requires medication and is very much considered endangered. She was last seen in the New Tampa area and is known to also frequent Wiregrass.

“Another day, and no real leads,” Hailey’s mother, Lisa Acierno, posted on the Find Hailey Acierno Facebook page Monday, April 3. The page was created last week to rally the community to help in the search. While no solid leads have come in, the “amount of support is humbling,” Lisa said.

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A vigil is set to take place at St. Mark’s Evangelist Catholic Church, 9724 Cross Creek Blvd., in New Tampa at 7 p.m. April 4. Steve and Tiffany Yerrid of the Yerrid Law Firm have also stepped forward with a $25,000 reward for information that leads to Hailey’s safe return.

ACME On The Go has also posted a missing person flier on its mobile billboards. The company’s truck has been traveling through the region sharing word about Hailey’s disappearance.

The Tampa Police Department has been receiving "lots of tips and intelligence to follow up on" since the case has been so widely publicized, spokesman Stephen Hegarty told Patch Tuesday. "But at this point, a week since she was last seen, we still don't know where she is."

Anyone with information about Hailey’s whereabouts is asked to call the Tampa Police Department at 813-231-6130.

To find out more about ongoing search efforts, visit the Find Haley Acierno Facebook page.

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Photo courtesy of the Tampa Police Department