Crime & Safety
FOUND: Missing 14-Year-Old Linden Girl
Jaidaa Ali, 14, of Linden has been found safe. She had been missing since Thursday in the area near Linden High School.
LINDEN, NJ — Authorities have "safely found" a 14-year-old Linden girl on Tuesday after she had gone missing on Thursday.
"Jaidaa Ali has been located safely in South Carolina and preparations are being made for her to return home. Thank you all for your help and concern," Linden Police said Tuesday afternoon.
Ali had been missing since Thursday at about noon in the area of St. Georges Avenue near Linden High School, NJ State Police said.
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Ali was described as an olive-skinned Egyptian girl, about 5-foot-3-inches, with brown eyes, and black hair. She was last seen wearing black Adidas sweat pants with a white stripe along the side and white Adidas sneakers, NJ State Police report.
Police sent out an alert searching for Ali on Monday night.
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Anyone with information is asked to call the New Jersey State Police Missing Persons Unit at 609-882-2000 ext. 2554 or Linden Police Department at 908-474-8500.
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