EMPORIA, Va. — 4:25 p.m. update: Emporia police reported that Smith had been located, and was safe.
Emporia police need to public's help to find a teenage girl who went missing on New Year's Eve.
Aaliyah Renee Smith, 16, disappeared after she left home Thursday afternoon. Police say she was headed to a Dollar General on Commonwealth Boulevard, but never came back home.
Smith is 4'11" and weighs 100 pounds. She was last seen wearing a brown hoodie, white t-shirt, blue jeans and multi-colored Nike sneakers.
Anyone with any information on Smith is encouraged to reach out to Emporia Police at 434-634-7320.
