Young Girl Missing After Being Taken From Relative's Home In North Jersey: Police

NORTH JERSEY, NJ — A child has been missing ever since her noncustodial parent picked her up from a relative's house in North Bergen on Saturday, according to police in the town of West Deptford. Since then, officials say the mother of Athena Worthy-Miles has disconnected her phone from all communication.

Athena's biological mother, Diasia Serrano-Worthy, picked the child up from her grandmother's home on 74th Street in North Bergen, not far from the border with Bergen County, at about 3:30 p.m. Saturday, police said.

Serrano-Worthy has no known address but is known to frequent Bergen County and New York City — specifically the Brooklyn area — according to West Deptford police.

Serrano-Worthy doesn't have custody of Athena, as per court order, police said.

Serrano-Worthy never returned to the home with Athena, according to law enforcement. No family member has been able to reach the woman since she disconnected her cell phone, police said.

Police took in the missing-persons report just after 10 p.m. Sunday and received information from Athena's biological father, Tavon Miles.

Anyone with information on Athena's whereabouts is asked to please contact West Deptford police at 856-845-2300.