Crime & Safety

Cops Searching for Missing Teen

Suffolk County Police have issued a “Silver Alert” for a missing teen. 

Fifteen-year-old Lindsey Mattern of Bay Shore was last seen at her home on June 9 at 10 p.m. At 4 p.m. on June 25, she texted a detective and said that she was suicidal.

She is described as a white female with hazel eyes and long brown hair. She is approximately 120 pounds, stands at around 5 feet tall and has a mole on her upper lip. Police say she may be suicidal.

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Third Squad detectives are asking anyone with information to call (631) 854-8352 or to call 911.

Silver Alert is a Suffolk County program that allows local law enforcement to disperse information about missing people with special needs to media outlets. 

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