Crime & Safety

Howell Family Searching For Missing Teen

Family members have posted a photo of the girl on Facebook asking for help in locating her

The Facebook group Our Howell NJ is sharing this photo of a Howell Township girl who has been missing since Thursday evening.

“**MISSING GIRL** from Howell, NJ. We were asked to share this. This is Kimberly Pedre she has been missing since last night. She was last seen at her house near Taunton School in Howell. No one can find her anywhere. Police were notified. If anyone sees her please contact Howell Police Department!!”

Howell police confirmed the girl is missing but could not comment on the case because she is a juvenile.

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Comments on the Our Howell NJ Facebook page indicate she is 16 years old, 4-foot-11, weighing about 80 pounds, and left a note for her mother saying she was leaving.

Anyone with information on the girl’s whereabouts should contact the Howell Police Department at 732-938-4575.

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