{"id":488567,"date":"2026-02-20T22:20:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T22:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/488567\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T22:20:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T22:20:14","slug":"teenage-girl-who-went-missing-in-mississauga-hasnt-been-seen-in-a-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/488567\/","title":{"rendered":"Teenage girl who went missing in Mississauga hasn&#8217;t been seen in a week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police are seeking the public\u2019s help in finding a 15-year-old girl who went missing more than a week ago in Mississauga\u2019s east end.<\/p>\n<p>Veronika, whose surname wasn\u2019t provided, was last seen on Thursday, Feb. 12 just before 5 p.m. at a home\/residence near Rathburn Road East and Ponytrail Drive, Peel Regional Police said in a news release on Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators say both police and the missing girl\u2019s family are concerned for her well-being.<\/p>\n<p>Veronika is described as:<\/p>\n<p>Middle Eastern, with a medium complexion.<br \/>\n5-foot-11, 120 pounds, with a thin build.<br \/>\nBrown eyes, with red curly hair.<br \/>\nLast seen wearing a light blue coat, brown hooded animal print sweater, blue sweatpants, and black-and-gold Air Jordan shoes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-794967\" class=\"wp-image-794967 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Missing-Veronika.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"280\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-794967\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Veronika was last seen in Mississauga on Feb. 12.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information on Veronika\u2019s whereabouts is asked to contact investigators with the Peel police 12 Division Criminal Investigations Bureau at 905-453-2121, ext. 1233, or Peel Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.<\/p>\n<p>Peel police and several other Greater Toronto Area police forces, including in Toronto, adopted a policy in 2023 in which they make public only the given names of people who\u2019ve gone missing.<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidyard-player-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771615211_179_awZCW3rPmWvxPqZHnBCKLu.jpg\" data-videoid=\"790139\" data-uuid=\"awZCW3rPmWvxPqZHnBCKLu\" data-v=\"4\" data-type=\"inline\" data-muted=\"1\" style=\"width:100%\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p>        <img width=\"1024\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-30-at-1.55.02-PM-1024x513.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>      <\/p>\n<p>When deemed necessary by investigators, they will release surnames of missing persons as well.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-794966\" class=\"wp-image-794966 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Missing-Veronika-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"456\" height=\"669\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-794966\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another image of the missing teen. 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