JaShyah Moore, 14, of East Orange, N.J., was final seen on Oct. 14 at Poppies Deli. Authorities introduced Thursday they’ve situated her secure in New York Metropolis.
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JaShyah Moore, 14, of East Orange, N.J., was final seen on Oct. 14 at Poppies Deli. Authorities introduced Thursday they’ve situated her secure in New York Metropolis.
A New Jersey teen who disappeared last month after taking a visit to a New Jersey deli was discovered secure in New York Metropolis, authorities say.
JaShyah Moore, 14, was situated within the metropolis and is being returned to New Jersey, appearing Essex County, N.J., prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens mentioned in a information launch on Thursday night.
Stephens mentioned that JaShyah, who’s from East Orange, N.J., was secure and is being supplied “all acceptable providers.” The deli the place she was final seen is about 25 miles from Harlem, the place she was discovered.
Authorities didn’t instantly disclose what occurred to the 14-year-old whereas she was lacking or how she ended up in New York Metropolis, although Stephens is planning to carry a information convention Friday morning with extra particulars on the case.
Based on New York TV station PIX11 News, the New York Police Division (NYPD) mentioned a “sharp-eyed good Samaritan” noticed JaShyah in Harlem Thursday.
The native broadcaster mentioned the particular person went over to the teenager and requested her if she was JaShyah, to which she initially responded, “no,” as if she didn’t need to be acknowledged.
The NYPD informed PIX11 Information that JaShyah was taken to a neighborhood police precinct the place she in the end informed officers she had been “sad at house.”
JaShyah was final seen on the morning of Oct. 14 after she took a visit to Poppies Deli, in response to a release from town of East Orange. The teenager had earlier gone to the shop to choose up gadgets for her household.
The Essex County Crime Stoppers offered a reward of as much as $20,000 to attempt to assist discover the teenager.
“She didn’t run away. She was kidnapped. I do not know who did it, however we’re on the lookout for you,” JaShyah’s mom, Jamie Moore, mentioned at a information convention on Wednesday.
Stephens mentioned earlier this week that greater than 50 regulation enforcement officers had been looking out the realm, retracing the teenager’s steps and following up on previous and new leads.
