Zohia Uddin, missing Bethpage girl, 14, sought, police say

Police are looking for a 14-year-old Bethpage girl last seen leaving a friend’s house Sunday night in North Massapequa — and are asking anyone who might know her whereabouts to call them.

Nassau County police said Zohia Uddin left the friend’s house at about 7 p.m. but never returned home.

The Missing Persons Squad is investigating the disappearance and detectives are asking anyone with information to call 911 or to call the squad at 516-573-7347. 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.”