The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) is asking for help locating a 16-year-old who went missing in Woodbury in October.
On October 10, 16-year-old Anlatayla Ames, who also goes by Tayla or Tay, was seen leaving her home in Woodbury.
According to the BCA, Ames has visited the Twin Cities area before, usually around homeless shelters or bus routes.
Ames was last seen wearing black sweatpants and a black cropped sweatshirt with a 1/3 zip and collar. She has a piercing in her right nostril and two other piercings in each ear.
According to information from the BCA, Ames is 6 feet tall and weighs 130 pounds, with black hair and dark brown eyes. She also has a dark spot the size of a baseball on the outside of her right thigh.
Anyone with information on her whereabouts can contact the Washington County Sheriff’s Office at 651-439-9381.