Howell High School Graduate From Farmingdale Reported Missing

FARMINGDALE, NJ - A Farmingdale local has been reported missing since Jan. 14, according to relatives.

Malia “Lia” Headden, 19, was last believed to be in Gaithersburg, Maryland near Washington D.C. after leaving New Jersey in late December. She was last seen wearing a white puffer Nautica jacket and dark pants.

Headden is described as 5’8” and 138 pounds with long red and brown hair and a tattoo of a dagger with snake and red roses on her outer forearm.

“This is literally my cousin,” said relative Shane Headden in a Wednesday social media post. “The last anybody’s seen her is around the Washington D.C. area. She has meds she has to take and we don’t know if she’s been taking them.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact New Jersey State Police Criminal Investigation Office at (609) 584-5000 ext. 5287.