Second Teen Girl Missing In Capital Region In Past Week, Police Say

Police are asking for help locating a second teenage girl who was reported missing in the region in the past week.

Schenectady Police are attempting to locate 14-year-old Hajile Howard.
Photo Credit: *Schenectady Police Department/Google Maps*

Schenectady Police are asking for help locating 14-year-old Samantha Humphrey, who was last seen Friday, Nov. 25, near Riverside Park in the Stockade neighborhood.
Photo Credit: *Google Maps street view/Schenectady Police Department*

12/01/2022 1:15 p.m.

Schenectady resident Hajile Howard, age 14, was announced as a missing person on Thursday, Dec. 1, by Schenectady Police.

Earlier Report: Police Issue Alert For Missing 14-Year-Old From Schenectady

Authorities did not immediately say when the girl was last seen, but said there is no reason to believe she is in danger.

Howard is 5-feet-4-inches tall and weighs 150 pounds.

Thursday’s announcement came just days after Schenectady Police announced that 14-year-old Samantha Humphries was missing.

Humphries was last seen at around 11:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25, near Riverside Park in the Stockade neighborhood, according to police.

She is described as 4-feet-11-inches tall and weighing 95 pounds.

She was last seen wearing a black and pink puffy jacket, bell bottom jeans, and tan Timberland boots.

On Thursday, Dec. 1, a State Police dive team was seen searching the Mohawk River just south of Riverside Park, below a railroad bridge.

Relatives told WRGB that investigators have found Humphrey’s cell phone, and Schenectady Police confirmed to the outlet that they have been in contact with the girl’s ex-boyfriend.

Anyone with information in either case is asked to contact the Schenectady Police Department at 518-630-0911.

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