Staten Island 12-year-old reported missing

Jessica Woods

STATEN ISLAND, NY – A 12-year-old girl has been reported missing in Staten Island. Detectives with the New York City Police Department’s 121st Precinct said 12-year-old Ariyah Garcia Smith left her Wright Avenue home at around 3:30 pm on Thursday and has not been seen since.

She is described as being approximately 5’6″ tall, weighing 150 lbs., with brown eyes and black hair. 

Earlier in day, three Staten Island siblings were reported missing since last Thursday, according to police.


Anyone with information in regard to this incident 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 Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.    

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