Crime & Safety

Cleveland Police Search For Missing Teenager

Have you seen Janiah Gales? Police said she was last seen by family on Friday.

Janiah Gales, 17, was last seen on Friday, according to Cleveland police.
Janiah Gales, 17, was last seen on Friday, according to Cleveland police. (Cleveland police)

CLEVELAND — Police are looking for a teenage girl who went missing on Friday. The girl may be with a 40-year-old man, investigators said.

Janiah Gales, 17, was last seen at her aunt's house on November 1. She left to spend the weekend at a friend's house in East Cleveland. However, Gales never went to the house.

Gales' Facebook messages revealed she could be with a 40-year-old man, at a motel on Brookpark Road. Gales and the 40-year-old had previously spent time together, according to Cleveland police reports.

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However, officers have been unable to locate Gales. Anyone with information on Gales' whereabouts should contact police.

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