Crime & Safety

15-Year-Old Girl Missing For Almost 2 Weeks In Morris County

Morris County Prosecutor's Office and the County Sherriff are asking the public for help in locating a missing 15-year-old girl.

Shoshana Acevedo, 15, has been missing since July 27. Police are asking for help in safely locating her.
Shoshana Acevedo, 15, has been missing since July 27. Police are asking for help in safely locating her. (Morris County Prosecutor's Office)

MORRISTOWN, NJ — Police are asking for the public's help finding Shoshana Acevedo, who has been missing since July 27, after an initial search was unsuccessful.

According to police, the 15-year-old was last seen in Morris Township on Hanover Avenue on July 27 around 11 p.m.

Acevedo, who also goes by the nickname Sho, has brown hair and brown eyes. She weighs around 138 pounds and is 5 feet 2 inches in height.

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Police say she has no cell phone.

Acevedo has ties to Belvidere in Warren County as well as Somerset County and Palmer, PA.

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Anyone with information regarding the investigation is highly encouraged to call the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Missing Persons Unit On-Call Detective through the Morris County Communications Center at 973-285-2900.

Anyone with information who may be seeking to remain anonymous can contact Morris County Crimestoppers at 1-800-743-7433.

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