Hempstead teen reported missing, Nassau police say

Nassau County police are asking the public's help locating Joselyn... — Nassau County police are asking the public's help locating Joselyn Vasquez, 13, of Hempstead, who was reported missing from her home at 5 a.m. Thursday, June 16, 2016. Credit: NCPD

By John Valentijohn.valenti@newsday.comJune 17, 2016

Police are searching for a 13-year-old Hempstead girl reported missing from her home Thursday at 5 a.m.

Nassau County police released a photo of Joselyn Vasquez, though could not provide any additional details.

Police are asking anyone with information about the teen to call the Missing Persons Squad at 516-573-7347 or 911.

All calls will remain confidential.

By John Valenti

john.valenti@newsday.com

John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”

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