Crime & Safety

Search On For Missing East Quogue Teen: Police

BREAKING: Foul play is not suspected, police said.

EAST QUOGUE, NY — The search is on for an East Quogue teen who has been missing since Wednesday, police said.

According to Southampton Town Police, detectives are investing the disappearance of Jayda Trent, 16, of Lewis Road; detectives believe she may be in the Riverhead or Westhampton area.

Her parents reported her missing on Wednesday after she climbed out of her bedroom window and left home; she has run away several times in the past and foul play is not suspected, police said.

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Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or Southampton Town Police detectives at 631-702-2230.

Southampton Town Police ask that anyone with information on any criminal activity call Southampton Town Police at 631-728-5000, the Southampton Town detective unit at 631-702-2230, or the crime hotline at 631-728-3454. Information can also be emailed to crimetips@southamptontownny.gov.

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