DRY PRONG, La. (WNTZ) – The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a 14-year-old girl who was reported missing over the weekend.

According to investigators with the Tioga Substation, Bailey Allen was last seen at her home on Sherwood Drive in Dry Prong around 11:45 p.m. on Sept. 28. Authorities believe she left the residence on her own and is considered a runaway juvenile.

Allen is described as a white female, 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing approximately 140 pounds, with long red hair and blue eyes.

Deputies are urging anyone with information about her whereabouts to contact Detective Cindy Wiley with the Criminal Investigation Division – Tioga Substation at (318) 641-6000 or the RPSO Main Office at (318) 473-6700.