A St. Paul police alert identifies Kiercylyna Pelkey as a missing 17-year-old and places her last reported sighting near 7th Street East and Johnson Parkway on October 24. Police are asking anyone with information about her whereabouts to call 911.
The alert describes Pelkey as about 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighing roughly 135 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, according to KARE 11. It says she was last seen wearing a black sweater and red-and-black pajama pants.
A Separate Report Raises Unanswered Questions
Separately, KSTP described a person named Keircylyna Pelkey as 16 and last seen around 2 a.m. on July 18 near the 13000 block of McKenna Road Northwest in Prior Lake. That account gave a different description—black hair and brown eyes—and listed a light pink zip-up sweatshirt, a white skirt and white heeled sandals. KSTP also reported that the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Pelkey may have been headed toward the Minneapolis area.
The accounts differ on age, physical description, clothing, date and location last seen. Neither establishes whether they concern the same person or two separate cases, so the details should be treated as distinct unless the relevant police department confirms a connection.
Missing Juvenile Reports in Minnesota
Saint Paul Police Department guidance says runaway reports for juveniles 17 years old and younger can be made at any time; there is no required waiting period. The guidance addresses when a report can be made, but does not specify further search steps or ways families can provide information. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension’s 2025 report lists 4,271 statewide entries in the Juvenile record type. That figure provides broader context and does not describe this individual case.
How To Help
For now, the clearest and most recent call for help comes from St. Paul, where police say anyone with information about Pelkey's location should call 911 immediately.
