Crime & Safety
Teen Missing In Piscataway, Police Ask For Public's Help
This local teen boy was last seen at midnight Tuesday inside his home. Police are asking for the public's help locating him.
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Piscataway Twp. Police are currently looking for a missing local teen, and police are asking for the public's help locating him.
Tyrese Dawkins, 17, is an 11th grade student at Piscataway High School.
Dawkins' cell phone WiFi pinged his last known location at the McDonald's at 59 Lincoln Highway in Edison at 10:40 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7. Video surveillance confirmed he was at the McDonald's alone and on foot, said police.
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He was observed wearing a black durag, black headphones, black t-shirt, black sweatpants and black slide sandals. He is described as 5’ 8” tall and weighing about 185 pounds.
Anyone with information about Tyrese Dawkins whereabouts is urged to contact Detective Paul Tarnawski at (732) 710-7393 Tyrese requires daily medication, which he is not in possession of.
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