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Missing children – December 21
Lateka Dobson
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December 19, 2015

Missing children – December 21

NAME: Lateka Dobson

AGE: 13 years old

Place Last Seen: At the St Mary Parish Library in Port Maria

Date Last Seen: Friday, December 11, 2015

Description: Dark complexion, slim build and about 162 centimetres (5 feet 4 inches) tall. She was last seen dressed in her uniform — white blouse, red pleated tunic and a pair of black shoes

NAME: Kerrisita Gordon

AGE: 17 years old

Place Last Seen: At home on Church Hill Avenue, St James

Date Last Seen: Thursday, December 10, 2015

Description Brown complexion, slim build and about 165 centimetres (5 feet 6 inches) tall. She was last seen wearing a brown blouse, short blue jeans and a pair of blue slippers.

NAME: Ori Harriott – Ward of the State

AGE: 17 years old

Place Last Seen: At the home where he is housed in Clarendon

Date Last Seen: Monday, December 14, 2015

Description Brown complexion, medium build and about 142 centimetres (5 feet 8 inches) tall. He was last seen wearing a pair of jeans and a yellow T-shirt.

NAME: Oshema Richards

AGE: 15 years old

Place Last Seen: At home in Seaview Gardens, Kingston 11

Date Last Seen: Monday, December 14, 2015

Description: Brown complexion, slim build and about 160 centimetres (5 feet 3 inches) tall. She was last seen wearing a white merino, jeans skirt and a pair of slippers.

If you see or know the whereabouts of these missing children, please contact the police 119 emergency number or the nearest police station or you may also call the Office of the Children’s Registry at 908-2132 or send an e-mail to anandaalert@ocr.gov.jm

The OCR extends a hearty thank you to readers who have assisted in the safe recovery of some of the children whose photographs have been displayed in this feature. We are proud to announce that during the months of October and November, of the alerts posted in the Jamaica Observer, the following children have since been recovered: Patricia Green, Dantae Pollack, Tatiana Cowan, Ennelech Bailey, Zakaya Flynn, Shante Sinclair, Ganain Davis, Mark James, Alexia Dixon, Matthew Wilson, Jason Gallimore, Jaydeen Smith, Rolando Cameron, Monifa Daley, Tatyana Silvera, Vanessa Cox and Sydanie Pusey.

Child abuse is a CRIME!

Break the silence, report child abuse to the OCR at 1888-PROTECT (776-8328), 878-2882 or 822-7031. You don’t have to give your name. For more information about the OCR visit our website at www.ocr.gov.jm. You may also visit us on Facebook: Children’s Registry and on Twitter: OCRJA.

 

 

Kerrisita Gordon
Ori Harriott
Oshema Richards

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