St. Petersburg Police Press Release


ANTHONY HOLLOWAY
Chief of Police
1301 First Avenue North
St. Petersburg, FL 33705

(727) 893-7550
police.stpete.org

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release
Report number: 2021-031242 and 2021-022600
Date of original release: 09-07-21

Have you seen these missing girls?

Release posted on 09-07-21 at 4:40 p.m.

St. Petersburg police are asking for help to find them. Their disappearances are unrelated.

Thirteen-year-old Sarah Smith was last seen in the area of 7th Avenue South and 8th Street. She is white, approximately 5-foot-6 in height, weighs 130 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes. Sarah could be in St. Petersburg, Orlando or Sarasota.

Geneva "Paris" Whitley, 15, was last seen in the area of 5th and 6th avenues South and 31th Street South. Paris is black, approximately 5-feet-6 inches in height, weighs 135 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes.

Paris is believed to be in the area of Jordan Park or Harbordale or possibly Gulfport. She could be in the company of friends.

They both have been missing for several weeks. Police want to locate Sarah and Paris to make sure they are okay.

Anyone with information is asked to call SPPD at 727-893-7780 or Investigator E. Walker at 727-892-5134.

Runaways

Flyers of runaways

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