Crime & Safety

16-Year-Old Girl Is Missing In Crown Heights: Police

Tanaisha Jones was last seen leaving her home at the Albany Houses at about 7 p.m. on Nov. 6, according to authorities.

Tanaisha Jones, 16, has been missing for a week, police said.
Tanaisha Jones, 16, has been missing for a week, police said. (NYPD)

CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — A 16-year-old girl has been missing for a week, police said.

Tanaisha Jones was last seen leaving her home at the Albany Houses in Crown Heights at about 7 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6.

Jones is described as five feet 11 inches tall, weighing around 185 pounds, and has brown eyes and black hair, police said.

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Police added that it is unknown what Jones was wearing at the time she went missing.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.

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