I know Aaliyah has run away before but she always come back and contacted her family to make sure they knew she was ok. This time there has been no communication from her. I worry something happened to her this time.

Aaliyah Bryant was 17 when she was last seen on August 29, 2023, in the 100 block of Chancellor Avenue in Newark, New Jersey. She was reported missing the following day. When last seen she wore a long white T-shirt, black leggings and carried a cross-body bag. She is described as a Black female with a light-brown complexion, 5 feet 3 inches tall, about 300 pounds, with blonde-dyed hair, a silver nose piercing and pierced ears.

Family and police have expressed heightened concern because Aaliyah has diagnoses of Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and a history of running away. The Newark Police Division has issued public appeals for information and continues to investigate her disappearance.

If anyone in Newark around Chancellor Avenue on or after August 29, 2023, saw Aaliyah or knows anything about where she might be, please share what you know with investigators.