Crime & Safety

Missing Bergen County Girl Found Safe: Police

Police have found a teen girl who disappeared after being dropped off at a Teaneck bus stop.

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — A teen girl from Hackensack who was missing for two weeks has been found safe, police said on Monday.

The 15-year-old was located in Hackensack, said a police spokesperson.

"She was unharmed and turned over to her mother," said Captain Gregory Zisa.

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Police had posted on social media in early May that on April 28, a relative dropped the girl off at a Teaneck bus stop, and she hadn't been heard from since.

Local police worked with other agencies to locate her.

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