What happened to Jessica Marrero? Missing NJ girl, 14, found after cops asked for community assistance to locate teen
UPDATE: Jessica has been found. The East Brunswick Police Department appreciates all of the community's help.
EAST BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY: Jessica Marrero, a 14-year-old girl from East Brunswick, New Jersey, who was reported missing on Tuesday, July 25, has been found, the authorities announced in a Facebook post. Police had asked for the public's help to find her before the first critical 48 hours are over. She is described as a white woman who is 5'7" tall. She was sporting a white tank top and black shorts when she disappeared. Any information that might be able to help in identifying her and ensuring her safe return is urgently being sought by the East Brunswick Police Department.
Authorities requested the public's assistance in finding the missing teenager through a Facebook post and asked people to spread and amplify the news. Authorities also stated in their statement, "Anyone with information is asked to contact the East Brunswick Police Department at 732-390-6901."
What happened to Jessica Marrero?
According to the East Brunswick Police Department, Marrero went missing on July 25, 2023, at about 3:30 pm, in the vicinity of Riva Avenue close to the Milltown boundary. Officials reported that Morrero was dressed in black shorts and a white tank top when she was last spotted near Riva Avenue. Marrero was characterized as a white teenager who was 5 feet 7 inches tall. Many online users who wished for the 14-year-old's safe return shared the post. A social media user requested users to reshare the message after posting it on their feed.
According to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) database, each year, 600,000 persons are reported missing. According to the statistics, a significant number of the missing are discovered soon after their disappearance.
As each hour passes, the likelihood that a missing person will be found decreases. According to Dr Bryanna Fox, former FBI agent and criminology professor at the University of South Florida, the first 48 hours are critical because that's when investigators have the best chance of following up on leads, before people's memories start to fade, reported by ABC News.
Similar missing incidents
In a similar scenario, a family in North Carolina appealed to the public for assistance in locating missing Alisha Watts, 39. Alisha Watts, who was last seen on July 16 driving to Charlotte that evening with her new partner, James Dunmore, in her black Mercedes SUV, was reported missing after that. After her SUV was discovered abandoned in Anson County on July 18, Watts' worried family members are frantically looking for information that could reveal her whereabouts. According to reports, police used the vehicle's GPS to find the location.