Crime & Safety
UPDATED: Monmouth Girls, 15, Go Missing Days Apart
Ariana Cosme has been found and is safe, Neptune Police said Wednesday. Payton Cox, 15, is still missing.
Editor's Note (UPDATE): Ariana Cosme has been located and is safe after she was last seen on Friday, Neptune Police said. Payton Cox, 15, has been safely located as of Sunday, Feb. 23, police said.
NEPTUNE, NJ — Neptune Township Police are seeking the public’s assistance in finding a missing girl from Neptune.
Payton Cox, 15, was last seen in the area of Valley Drive in Neptune Township on Sunday around 7:30 p.m.
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She is 5-foot-8 and may be traveling to the New York City Area, police said.
The Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office is assisting Neptune Police in the search, spokesman Christopher Swendeman told Patch.
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Anyone with information on Cox is being asked to contact the Neptune Township Police Department at 732-988-8000, ext. 432, or call 911.
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