Help locate missing girl.

CLEVELAND – Michael McGrath, Chief of the Cleveland Division of Police, is asking for the public’s help in locating a female missing from the west-side of Cleveland.  Harriet Akiluga, 18, was reported missing by her mother who last saw her on Thursday, December 8, 2011. Akiluga was last seen leaving John Marshall High School on Thursday, December 8, at approximately 4:45 pm. She is described as a black female 5’2”, 154 lbs., black hair and brown eyes, wearing a pink hooded sweatshirt, blue shirt and blue pants. Ms. Akiluga is from Kenya, Africa and has only been in the United States for a month.

Cleveland Police learned of Ms. Akiluga’s missing status on December 8, when she did not return home from John Marshal High School, where she has been a student for two days. Numerous checks with school officials and neighbors as well as area hospitals have failed to turn up any signs of Ms. Akiluga.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Harriet Akiluga is asked to call the Cleveland Division Police Second District Detective Bureau by phoning 216.623.5218.