Pittsburgh police seek help finding missing Carrick teen

Tawnya Panizzi, The Tribune-Review, Greensburg
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Feb. 26—Pittsburgh police are seeking help to find a teen last seen more than a week ago.

Niya Peterson, 16, of Carrick was seen at about 3:30 p.m. Feb. 18 wearing a black coat and Ugg boots.

Police said Peterson, who is 5 foot 1 inch tall and has long yellow braids, might be on the North Side.

Anyone with information is asked to call the special victims unit at 412-323-7141.

Tawnya Panizzi is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Tawnya at 412-782-2121 x1512, tpanizzi@triblive.com or via Twitter .