UPDATE: Runaway juvenile found safe

Yaritza Thompson has been found safe in another county and her parents have been notified and are enroute to pick her up and return home.

We want to thank everyone for sharing this post and its information so quickly. We are sure that this had an impact in her being found so quickly.

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RUNAWAY JUVENILE

The Lenoir County Sheriff's Office is requesting public assistance in locating a runaway juvenile that left her house on May 14, 2021. She has not returned and has had no contact with her parents.

The runaway is identified as Yaritza Jade Thompson She is 16 years old and left her home voluntarily, against the permission of her parents and has not returned. Thompson is a hispanic female, 5'04" in height, 140 pounds.

It is possible that she is in the Onslow or Carteret County areas.

Thompson took a family vehicle which is a 2011 Black Nissan Altima, NC Registration THK-2040.

If you know the location of Thompson, or her vehicle, please report it immediately to your local law enforcement. You can call call the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office at 252-559-6118.