Pair Illegally Harbored Missing Teen In Camden County, Misled Police: Authorities

MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ — Two South Jersey residents face charges after harboring a teen runaway and then misleading police, officials said.

A 16-year-old was reported missing as a runaway Friday night out of Monroe Township. During the investigation, police learned that an adult picked them up near their home and brought them to Camden, authorities said.

Throughout the weekend, patrol officers tried following up on possible locations for the child "but received misinformation and interference from adults that were harboring the juvenile," said the Monroe Township Police Department.

The teen was found safe Sunday, following further investigation from Monroe's Detective Unit and the Special Victims Unit of the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office.

Tina Cintron, 34, of Camden, and Sharell Twyman, 33, of National Park were both charged with endangering the welfare of a child and obstructing the administration of law. Both were released from custody on a summons.