Police seek teen missing from South Side

CHICAGO (STMW) – Chicago Police are asking for the public’s help finding a teen who went missing last Friday in the South Side Englewood neighborhood.

Nieja Patterson, 14, was last seen at 5:15 p.m. Feb. 26 walking from 6614 S. Bishop St. to South Ada Street – about two blocks east, according to a missing person release from Wentworth Area detectives.

Nieja is described as a 5-feet, 4-inch, 115-pound black girl with a medium complexion, brown hair and brown eyes, the release said.

The Perspectives High School student was last seen wearing a black sweater, black coat, black jeans with a red design on the back pockets and black gym shoes, according to the release. She was wearing her hair in a ponytail with bangs.

Anyone who sees Nieja is asked to call 911 or Wentworth Area detectives at (312) 747-8385.

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