Police asked for the public’s help to locate a missing teen girl who was last seen on the evening of Nov. 1.
Yolyn Hermios, 16, was last seen around 6:50 p.m. near Dobson and Broadway roads in west Mesa, the Mesa Police Department posted on social media and in a Turquoise Alert sent overnight to cell phones.
Hermios was last seen wearing a black shirt, red shorts and black shoes, according to police.
She is a Pacific Islander, stands at 4 feet 2 inches tall, weighs 110 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes.
Anyone who sees Hermios should call 911.
An emergency alert was issued overnight on Nov. 2 for Yolyn Hermios, who went missing in Mesa.
What is a Turquoise Alert?
A Turquoise Alert is deployed when a person goes missing under unexplained or suspicious circumstances and is believed to be endangered, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
The alert is issued when there is a report of a missing or endangered person, including a tribal member, who is under age 65. There must be sufficient descriptive information available to assist in the person’s recovery.
There are also other types of emergency alerts that Arizona authorities can send out.
The Arizona Republic’s Wren Smetana contributed to this article.
Rey Covarrubias Jr. reports for The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com. Email him at: rcovarrubias@gannett.com, and connect with him on Instagram, Threads, Bluesky and X (formerly Twitter) at @ReyCJrAZ.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Turquoise alert issued for Mesa teen who went missing on Nov. 1
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