Crime & Safety
Missing 17-Year-Old Last Seen Leaving Grafton Group Home
As part of the search, Grafton police are asking nearby residents to review doorbell and home security footage.

GRAFTON, MA — Police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing 17-year-old girl who was last seen leaving a Grafton group home Friday morning.
Jadeira “Jada” Erickson was last seen leaving a group home on Main Street at about 6:45 a.m. Friday, according to the Grafton Police Department.
Police said Erickson was last observed getting into a dark-colored, midsized SUV. She has ties to Fitchburg and Rutland.
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Erickson is described as Black, about 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighing approximately 185 pounds.
As part of the search, police are asking people who live along Main Street, particularly between Railroad Court and the South Grafton Fire Station, to review doorbell and home security camera footage recorded between 7 and 8 a.m. Friday.
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Investigators are looking for footage that may show a dark-colored SUV traveling through the area during that time.
Anyone with footage or information about Erickson’s whereabouts is asked to contact their local police department or Grafton police at (508) 839-2858.
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