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Police Searching For Missing Teen Julissa Mendez Who Disappeared From Brooklyn Home Last Week

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Police are looking for a missing teen who hasn't been since leaving her home in Brooklyn last week.

Julissa Mendez
Julissa Mendez (Credit: NYPD)

The NYPD says 17-year-old Julissa Mendez disappeared on Friday, Nov. 8 after leaving her scond-floor home on 17th Avenue in Bath Beach around 8 a.m.

Investigators say the teen is 5-feet-2-inches tall and was last seen wearing blue jeans and a black hoodie.

Anyone with information about the teen's whereabouts is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) for Spanish. You can also submit a tip via the Crime Stoppers website, by tweeting @NYPDTips or by texting 274637.

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