Crime & Safety

Good Samaritan Finds Missing 14-Year-Old Girl In Bridgewater

A missing 14-year-old girl was found by a Good Samaritan on Thursday night.

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — A missing 14-year-old girl was found by a Good Samaritan on Thursday night.

The Good Samaritan, who did not want to be identified, found Jisu Shin in the area of North Bridge Street, said Bridgewater Police Captain John Mitzak.

The Good Samaritan drove Shin to the police station. The child was in good condition but went to the hospital for evaluation, said Mitzak.

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Shin had been missing since Thursday at 2 p.m. when she was last seen on Woodlawn Avenue in the township when she said she would take a bus, said police in alert sent out around 6 p.m.

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