Crime & Safety
Police Search for Teen Missing from Hamden
The 16-year-old left the Children's Center of Hamden facility on Tuesday evening and hasn't returned, according to police.

HAMDEN, CT — Hamden Police are searching for a missing teen who left the Children’s Center of Hamden Tuesday night and hasn’t returned.
Police responded to the facility, located at 1400 Whitney Avenue, at about 9:30 p.m. on the report that Bianca Amendola, 16, had left the facility at about 7:45 p.m. and hasn’t returned, according to Sgt. Anthony Diaz.
Amendola is described as a light-skin biracial female with blonde hair and a fair complexion. She is 5-feet, 3-inches tall and weighs 190 pounds.
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She was last seen wearing a gray sweat jacket with hood and gray sweat pants.
A photo wasn’t provided.
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Anyone with information on Amendola’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Special Victims Unit at (203) 230- 4000.
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