{"id":190004,"date":"2026-04-08T20:37:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/190004\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T20:37:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:37:12","slug":"search-continues-for-missing-jersey-city-teen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/190004\/","title":{"rendered":"Search Continues for Missing Jersey City Teen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rlsmedia.com\/nj\/jersey-city\" class=\"tag-location mb-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jersey City<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color:rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3);-webkit-text-size-adjust:auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-feature-settings:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-optical-sizing:auto;font-size-adjust:none;font-size:23px;font-style:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variation-settings:normal;font-weight:400;font-width:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;margin:0px;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;\">By: Richard L. Smith\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Authorities in Jersey City are asking for the public\u2019s assistance in locating a missing teenage girl who has not been seen since last year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orderninos.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_1911_8.jpeg\" data-entity-uuid=\"4d3d9a68-48db-4853-b0ca-3c7e3de5bb88\" data-entity-type=\"file\" width=\"538\" height=\"800\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color:rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3);-webkit-text-size-adjust:auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-feature-settings:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-optical-sizing:auto;font-size-adjust:none;font-size:23px;font-style:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variation-settings:normal;font-weight:400;font-width:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;margin:0px;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;\">According to officials, 16-year-old Diamond Ruiz has been missing since September 25, 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She is described as a Hispanic female, approximately 4 feet 11 inches tall and weighing about 120 pounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color:rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3);-webkit-text-size-adjust:auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-feature-settings:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-optical-sizing:auto;font-size-adjust:none;font-size:23px;font-style:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variation-settings:normal;font-weight:400;font-width:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;margin:0px;min-height:29px;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color:rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3);-webkit-text-size-adjust:auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-feature-settings:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-optical-sizing:auto;font-size-adjust:none;font-size:23px;font-style:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variation-settings:normal;font-weight:400;font-width:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;margin:0px;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;\">Police say Diamond is known to frequent areas including Brown Place, Orient Avenue near Martin Luther King Drive, and Audubon Park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color:rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3);-webkit-text-size-adjust:auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-feature-settings:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-optical-sizing:auto;font-size-adjust:none;font-size:23px;font-style:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variation-settings:normal;font-weight:400;font-width:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;margin:0px;min-height:29px;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color:rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3);-webkit-text-size-adjust:auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-feature-settings:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-optical-sizing:auto;font-size-adjust:none;font-size:23px;font-style:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variation-settings:normal;font-weight:400;font-width:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;margin:0px;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;\">The circumstances surrounding her disappearance were not immediately released, and the investigation remains active.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color:rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3);-webkit-text-size-adjust:auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-feature-settings:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-optical-sizing:auto;font-size-adjust:none;font-size:23px;font-style:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variation-settings:normal;font-weight:400;font-width:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;margin:0px;min-height:29px;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color:rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3);-webkit-text-size-adjust:auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-feature-settings:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-optical-sizing:auto;font-size-adjust:none;font-size:23px;font-style:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-emoji:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-position:normal;font-variation-settings:normal;font-weight:400;font-width:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;margin:0px;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;\">Anyone who comes into contact with Diamond Ruiz or has information about her whereabouts is urged to contact the Jersey City Police Department\u2019s Juvenile Bureau at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rlsmedia.com\/article\/tel:201-547-5424\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">201-547-5424<\/a> or the Missing Persons Unit at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rlsmedia.com\/article\/tel:201-547-5427\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">201-547-5427<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jersey City By: Richard L. 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