Missing Joliet Teenager: Sheriff's Deputies Need Your Help

JOLIET — The Will County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday that deputies are seeking help locating a 17-year-old girl named Carson McCarty.

Carson was last seen in January in the 1600 block of Washington Street in Joliet. Carson is 5-foot-6, 130 lbs, with black hair and brown eyes.

According to police, possible sightings of Carson have been reported near Larkin and Jefferson streets in Joliet, in the area of Princeton and Luther in unincorporated Lockport, and an acquaintance reported that she may be staying in Northwestern Indiana.

The sheriff's office said it received information regarding Carson McCarty's disappearance in May. Attempts to locate her have been unsuccessful.

"We are asking the public to contact us if you have any information about her whereabouts," the agency announced, urging people to contact Sheriff's Detective Josh Lane at 815-727-8574 ext: 4948 or email him at jlane@willcosheriff.org.