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Police ask for help finding missing Malden teen

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Mandy Pearson (Source: Dunklin County Sheriff's Office) Mandy Pearson (Source: Dunklin County Sheriff's Office)
MALDEN, MO (KFVS) -

The Dunklin County Sheriff's Office asks for the public's help in finding a missing teenager.

Mandy Pearson, also known as Danielle Miller, 16, of Malden was last seen Thursday, Jan. 19 after telling a friend that she was going to meet a male friend from Illinois at the Malden Park.

Mandy is a previous Illinois resident. Dunklin County Sheriff Bob Holder says they believe she may be in the Harrisburg/Saline County area.

According to the sheriff's office, attempts to contact Mandy by phone and by contacting friends and relatives both in Missouri and in Illinois have been unsuccessful.

Sheriff Holder says they are reaching out for the public's help due to the length of time she has been missing.

Anyone with information regarding Mandy is asked to contact the Dunklin County Sheriff's Office at 573-888-2424 or 573-888-2409 or your local law enforcement office.

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