Crime & Safety

Joliet Police Seek Help Finding Missing 14-Year-Old Girl

Mari Washington was last seen near the 1900 block of Chestnut Grove Drive, according to the Joliet Police Department.

Joliet police are asking for the public's help in locating 14-year-old Mari Washington, who was reported missing Saturday.
Joliet police are asking for the public's help in locating 14-year-old Mari Washington, who was reported missing Saturday. (Joliet Police Department.)

JOLIET, IL — Joliet police are asking for the public's help locating a 14-year-old girl who was reported missing Saturday.

Mari Washington was last seen near the 1900 block of Chestnut Grove Drive, according to the Joliet Police Department.

Washington is described as about 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs approximately 100 pounds. She has red or auburn hair, brown eyes and a nose piercing.

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Police said she was last seen wearing a black shirt and black shorts.

Anyone with information about Washington's whereabouts is asked to call 911 or the Joliet Police Department Investigations Division at 815-724-3020.

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