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15-year-old girl from Wilkinsburg reported missing

WILKINSBURG, Pa. — The Wilkinsburg Police Department put out a missing person notice Friday afternoon for a 15-year-old girl.

Police said Kayla Cohen was last seen at 8 a.m. Thursday when she left her mother and stepfather's home at 601 Hill Ave., Apt. 4, in Wilkinsburg, for City High School.

According to police, Cohen called the home at approximately 4 p.m. and told her stepfather that she had to stay after school.

That call led her stepfather to call the school and discovered that Cohen had not been in attendance that day, said police.

Police described Cohen as a black female, 5 feet 4 inches tall, and weighs around 120 lbs. She has black hair, brown eyes and wears glasses. Police said she was last seen wearing black pants and a gray hoodie type sweatshirt.

Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call the Wilkinsburg Police Department at 412-244-2913 or 412-244-2950.