Crime

Girl, 15, missing from Portage Park

By Sun-Times Wire

Screen_Shot_2015_09_16_at_10.22.27_PM.png — Jasliyne Colon | Chicago Police photo

A 15-year-old girl has been reported missing from the Portage Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side.

Jasliyne Colon has not been heard from since Monday when she left her home in the 4400 block of North Moody, according to a missing person alert issued by Area North detectives.

She was described as a Hispanic girl, standing 5-foot and weighing 115 pounds, police said.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call Area North detectives at (312) 744-8200.

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