Police appeal for help in tracing teenage girl (From Wandsworth Guardian)

Police appeal for help in tracing teenager Melissa Attard

4:40pm Tuesday 30th October 2012 in News By Alexandra Rucki

Police are appealing for help in tracing a 14-year-old girl who may have been sighted in the borough.

Melissa Attard was last seen yesterday at 3pm when she was dropped off in Bexleyheath Broadway.

She was due arrive at Lewisham railway station at 9pm, where her mother had arranged to collect her.

There was a possible sighting of the teen in Wandsworth at about 9pm yesterday, but this is unconfirmed.

She has gone missing before, and is known to frequent several boroughs across London including Southwark, Lewisham, Lambeth, Islington and Leytonstone.

Melissa is white, about 5' 5" tall and is of medium build, with long dark brown hair.

She was wearing a black long sleeve top, tan bodywarmer, black leggings, knee high boots and was carrying a black clutch bag.

Anyone with information can call police on 101 or the Missing Person Unit on 020 8284 9111.