Crime & Safety
Perth Amboy Girl, 13, Missing
She was last seen Wednesday morning at 7:30 a.m. heading to McGinnis School in Perth Amboy. She never returned home.

Perth Amboy, NJ - Update: As of 8:45 a.m. Friday, the girl was located and returned to her home safely, Perth Amboy police said.
A 13-year-old Perth Amboy girl was reported missing Thursday night, police there said.
Neishmarie Pacheco is described as Hispanic, 5’02”, 140 lbs. She was last seen Wednesday morning at 7:30 a.m. heading to McGinnis School in Perth Amboy. She never returned home.
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If you have any information that can help locate her, please call 911 or your local police. Earlier this week, on Tuesday morning, a man in suspicious red van stopped a 13-year-old girl in East Brunswick as she was walking to school and tried to talk to her. The girl ran. Police have not said if the two incidents are connected.
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