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November 04, 2015

Police seek help finding two missing juveniles with disabilities

Authorities say an 11-year-old Mayfair boy with a cognitive disability and a 17-year-old Point Breeze girl with bipolar disorder are missing

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Missing Philadelphia Police /for PhillyVoice

Missing: Left - Joshua Colon is 11 years old, 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighs 150 pounds and has brown eyes and brown hair. Right - Dajah Williams is 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs 160 pounds and has brown eyes and black hair.

The Philadelphia Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating two separate missing juveniles with disabilities.

The first is an 11-year-old Mayfair boy with a mild cognitive disability who was reported missing late Tuesday afternoon, police said. 

The boy has been identified as Joshua Colon, a resident of the 6600 block of Erdick St. 

Colon is 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighs 150 pounds and has brown eyes and brown hair. He was last seen riding a small blue Huffy bike and wearing a short-sleeved green shirt, black-and-gray jogging pants and red-and-gray Reebok sneakers. 

Anyone with any information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the Northeast Detective Division at (215) 686-3153 or call 911.

The second is a missing 17-year-old Point Breeze girl who is said to have bipolar disorder and may be in need of medication, police said.

According to police, Dajah Williams was reportedly last seen early Wednesday at around 1 a.m. at her residence on the 2200 block of Morris St.

Williams is 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs 160 pounds and has brown eyes and black hair. She was last seen wearing a blue jacket, blue sweatpants and orange-and-gray Nike sneakers.

Anyone with any information on Williams’ whereabouts is asked to contact the South Detective Division at (215) 686-3013 or call 911.

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