STERLING, Ill. — Update Sunday, Oct. 27 at 8:50 p.m.: Jazmine has been found and is safe, according to police.
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Sterling police are asking for the public's help in locating a missing 16-year-old, according to a press release.
16-year-old Jazmine Kopitas was last seen at her home in Sterling on Oct. 25 around 7 p.m. Police said she was last seen wearing black leggings with a gray crop top. Jazmine is 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs around 100 pounds. She is Black and has long, curly brown hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information on Jazmine's whereabouts is asked to call 911 or the Sterling Police Department at 815-632-6640.
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