Nutley Police were looking for 16 y/o Haley Lever of Nutley. Through investigation they were able to determine she had ties with a 17 y/o Montclair juvenile who was also reported missing since December 4th. Police were able to locate her with the assistance of Montclair Police along with the missing 17 y/o from Montclair. Both juveniles were unharmed and in good health.
Chief Thomas Strumolo said whenever a child goes missing, we utilize all resources available to us to locate them as quickly as possible. This young lady was quickly recovered and returned to her parents.
Police Director Alphonse Petracco thanked Montclair Police and everyone that responded to our alerts, he thanked the press for getting our message out and commended the detectives who were able to locate her as well as the missing juvenile from Montclair