PITTSBURGH, PA. – Detectives with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Special Victims Unit are asking for the public’s help in locating 16-year-old Jocelyn Penatzer, who has been reported missing and may be in need of medical care.
Authorities said Penatzer was reported missing by a relative after new information surfaced about her possible whereabouts within the last 24 hours. She is known to frequent the Wilkinsburg and Homewood neighborhoods.
Penatzer is described as 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing about 130 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Police said photos released by the department were taken during the summer, and Penatzer is believed to have lost weight since then.
Anyone who has seen her or has information about her location is urged to call the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Special Victims Unit at 412-323-7141 or dial 911.