Rock Creek Church Rd. — Approximate Reported Route of Missing Teen
A 13-year-old Petworth girl has been missing for a week, and her family is asking the community to help find her. Katherine “Ash” Stallard was last seen outside her school last Wednesday. D.C. police classified her as a critical missing person, NBC4 Washington reported.
What ‘Critical Missing Person’ Means
MPD’s missing-persons website defines a “critical missing person” as someone under 15, or someone designated critical by a district watch commander based on specific circumstances. The cited definition explains who qualifies but does not specify a particular response triggered by the designation.
According to NBC4 Washington, police said Stallard was last seen in the 3700 block of North Capitol Street NW on November 4. Her mother, Marianne Bakia, said she dropped her daughter off at Creative Minds International Public Charter School that morning, but when she returned at the end of the day to pick her up, Stallard was gone…