Missing Bloomfield Teen May Be In Nearby NJ Towns, Police Say

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Police are still searching for a Bloomfield teen who was reported missing almost a year ago, authorities announced Wednesday.

The Bloomfield Division of Public Safety rebroadcast a missing juvenile report for Xamavi Wilson, 16. She went missing from Bloomfield on Dec. 6, 2020.

“According to her foster parents, she is known to run away, but normally returns the same day or the following day at the latest,” police said. “The [New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency] has guardianship of her, and stated that she is known to run away for months at a time [from previous foster families], and feel this time she is not coming back.”

Police said Wilson was last seen getting into a white Jeep, and that she didn’t have a cell phone at the time. She is known to frequent Irvington, Newark, Passaic and East Orange.

Police described Wilson as 5 feet 7 inches and 160 pounds. She is known to wear color eye contacts; her natural eye color is dark brown. She has a small tattoo by her left eye, and was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt, black pants and black sneakers.

Anyone with information about Wilson can call the Bloomfield police 24-hour dispatch at 973-680-4141.

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