Crime & Safety

Public's Help Needed To Find Runaway Teen On Long Island

Have you seen Ja-wan Groover?

Police are looking for a runaway teen in Riverhead.
Police are looking for a runaway teen in Riverhead. (Courtesy Riverhead Police Department)

RIVERHEAD, NY — The Riverhead Police Department has asked for the public's help to find a missing teen.

According to police, Ja-wan Groover, 15, is Black, 5-feet, 3-inches tall and 120 lbs., with brown eyes and black hair. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black pants and black sneakers.

Groover is a runaway from Timothy Hill Childrens Ranch on Middle Road in Riverhead, police said. No foul play is suspected.

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Anyone with any information in regard to Ja-wan Groover's location is asked to contact the Riverhead Police Department at 631-727-4500. All calls will be kept confidential.

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