'It appears that Jashyah was a runaway,' acting Essex County Prosecutor Ted Stephens said Friday.
A 14-year-old girl from New Jersey who was missing for almost a month has been found safe in New York City, according to authorities. Acting Essex County Prosecutor Ted Stephens said Friday it appears the girl, Jashyah Moore, was a runaway.in mid-October after visiting a deli in East Orange, New Jersey, and was located in the city Thursday night, Stephens said. She was to be returned to East Orange soon, he added.
Investigators believe she was in several locations over the past few weeks but ended up staying in a shelter in Brooklyn.and recognized her in upper Manhattan at around 7 p.m. and called 911. She was by herself. A source said when police approached her, she initially denied being Jashyah, but then eventually confirmed her identity.. Search parties were organized and some activists even blocked traffic in East Orange to raise awareness.