Pasco County deputies are searching for a missing 13-year-old who was last seen Wednesday evening in the Penny Loop area of Land O' Lakes. Raymiah Townsend is described as 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighing around 160 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair.
According to the Pasco Sheriff
, Townsend was last seen around 5:45 p.m. on Oct. 14 in the Penny Loop area. The sheriff's office said she was wearing a black shirt, navy blue joggers and brown slippers at the time she went missing. The Pasco Sheriff's Office serves Pasco County.
Deputies have classified Townsend's case as a missing/runaway juvenile, per the sheriff's office post. No further details about the circumstances of her disappearance, including a case number or specific address, have been released.
How to Help the Search
Anyone with information on Townsend's whereabouts is asked to contact the Pasco Sheriff's Office at its non-emergency line, 727-847-8102, option 7, according to the agency's contact page. Tips can also be submitted through the sheriff's office Crime Tips page or by calling the Crime Tips Line at 1-800-706-2488.
The sheriff's office has not provided an update on whether Townsend has been located since the search was announced. Hoodline will update this story as more information becomes available.
