TRELAWNY, Jamaica - An Ananda Alert has been activated for three female wards of the state who have been missing from the Compound Place of Safety in Granville, Trelawny since December 1.

They are 15-year-old Shanel Crossdale who is of dark complexion, slim build and about five-feet-six-inches tall, Jodian Bonis, 15, who is of dark complexion, stout build and about four-feet-nine-inches tall and Shantel Moore, 12, also of dark complexion, slim build and about five-feet-six-inches tall.

The Falmouth police report that about 5:30 pm, the girls were last seen on the compound and have not been seen or heard from since. At the time they went missing, Shanel was dressed in a black patterned skirt, a blue blouse and a pair of black rubber slippers. The mode of dress for Jodian and Shantel is unknown.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Shanel, Jodian and/or Shantel is being asked to contact the Falmouth Police at 954-3271, Police 119 emergency number or the nearest police station.

No photograph of the girls was available at the time of this publication.