Intensified Search Efforts for Missiong 13-Year-Old Jokaia Polk in LaPlace, Level II Endangered Advisory Issued

Community urgency heightens as the Louisiana State Police and the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office continue the search for Jokaia Polk, a 13-year-old girl who has been missing for nearly a week. According toWBRZ, Polk was last seen on the evening of Saturday, around 9:30 p.m., at her home on N. Canterbury Drive in LaPlace.

Details provided by the authorities describe Jokaia as a Black female with brown eyes and long faux-locs in terms of hairstyle, standing at 5 1 and weighing roughly 110 pounds. In a press release viewed byWWLTV, she was last observed wearing a dark shirt and pants, with the color of the latter not specified. This information was shared with the public in hopes of aiding her safe return.

A Level II Endangered/Missing Child Advisory has been issued, as confirmed by multiple sources, indicating that law enforcement believes the circumstances surrounding Jokaia’s disappearance to pose a real threat to her safety. The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office has been diligently pursuing leads and asks that anyone with any knowledge of her whereabouts to make immediate contact, urging the community to be vigilant and report any pertinent information.

Community members are encouraged to act swiftly should they have any information, by contacting the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office at (504)494-3932 or (985)359-8777. As emphasized in a statement released and shared byKLFY, dialing 911 for potentially urgent tips can make the difference in scenarios where every moment counts for the lost girl who is 13-year-old, her family, and the authorities all are held tight in the grip of hope and concern.

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