Pasco Sheriff's deputies are searching for a missing 17-year-old girl who disappeared from a Holiday neighborhood over the weekend. Kayla Allen was last seen Friday around 7 p.m. in the Jordana Way area, and investigators are classifying her as a missing or runaway juvenile as they work to locate her.
According to the Pasco Sheriff's Office, Allen stands 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs around 135 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Deputies say she was last seen wearing a shirt of unknown color paired with gray sweatpants. The sheriff's office shared the same search alert in a post on the Pasco Sheriff's Office Facebook page Saturday evening, asking the public to be on the lookout.
Last Seen Near Jordana Way
Allen's last confirmed sighting places her in the Jordana Way area of Holiday, a residential pocket of the unincorporated Pasco County community. The sheriff's office has not released additional details about the circumstances surrounding her disappearance, and no further description of her clothing or appearance beyond the initial alert has been made public.
Deputies are urging anyone who has seen Allen or who has information about her whereabouts to come forward. Tips can be reported to the Pasco Sheriff's Non-Emergency Line at 727-847-8102, option 7, or submitted online at PascoSheriff.com/tips.
How To Help
For now, the search for Kayla Allen continues, with deputies relying on tips from the community to help bring her home. Anyone with information is encouraged to reach out through either the phone line or the online tip portal listed above.
