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Newark Police searching for missing Kelly Velecela, 17, who is non-verbal and has Down syndrome

Newark police searching for missing 17-year-old
Newark police searching for missing 17-year-old 00:28

NEWARK, N.J. - Newark Police need your help in finding a 17-year-old girl who is non-verbal and has Down syndrome. 

Kelly Velecela was reporting missing Friday and was last seen on the 500 block of North 5th Street. 

She was a wearing a white, long-sleeved dark blue fleece pants and multicolored Crocs. 

Police said she has a birthmark at the center of her forehead and walks on her tiptoes. 

If you see her, you're asked to call police at 1-877-695-8477. 

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