Crime & Safety

Exclusive: Picture On Social Media Starts Chain Of Events Leading To Rescue Of Teenage Girl From Staten Island Missing 4 Months

"It was in the morning, I'm working. I see an email. It says 'help' in the line. I soon realize it was real," New Jersey attorney Jim Lynch.

August 18, 2021

After four months, a missing Staten Island teenager has been found in New Jersey.

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Tracking her down was the result of a team effort that began with a picture posted on social media, CBS2’s Cory James reportedly exclusively on Tuesday night.

“It was in the morning, I’m working. I see an email. It says ‘help’ in the line. I soon realize it was real,” New Jersey attorney Jim Lynch said.

Find out what's happening in New York Cityfor free with the latest updates from Patch.



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