QUINTA LEATHEM - 16 yo - Lafayette IN

Authorities are asking for the public's help in locating a Lafayette teenager missing since Thursday afternoon.

Quinta Leathem is a 16-year-old female, about 5-foot-5 and about 274 pounds.
She has brown eyes and long, dark brown hair that is typically worn in
a bun.Her disappearance is believed to be suspicious, said Lt. Tom Davidson, a detective with the Lafayette Police Department."She's
never been out this late. She's never been a runaway," Davidson said.
"It's just not her normal character, according to her family."Leathem
was last seen about 4 p.m. Thursday, apparently headed to the
Tippecanoe County Public Library branch at Ivy Tech Community College. Her family called police just before midnight when the teen did not return. Davidson said Leathem lives near South 18th Street and County Road 350 South and typically takes a CityBus to Ivy Tech. "She goes to the library quite frequently and uses the Internet there," he said. Davidson said investigators were planning to meet today with library and CityBus officials. Police
issued a message this morning about the girl's disappearance to
residents near Leathem's home using the "A Child is Missing" program. Anyone with information is asked to call Lafayette police at (765) 807-1200 or the anonymous WeTip hotline at (800) 782-7463.

Authorities are asking for the public's help in locating a Lafayette
teenager last seen Thursday afternoon, apparently headed to Ivy Tech
Community College.Quinta
Leathem is a 16-year-old female, about 5-foot-5 and 274 pounds. She has
brown eyes and long, dark brown hair that is typically worn in a bun.Her
disappearance is believed to be suspicious, said Lt. Tom Davidson, a
detective with the Lafayette Police Department. Authorities issued an
alert Friday morning to area residents using the "A Child is Missing"
service."She's
never been out this late. She's never been a runaway," Davidson said.
"It's just not her normal character, according to her family."Leathem
was last seen about 4 p.m. Thursday, headed to the Tippecanoe County
Public Library branch at Ivy Tech. It was a common jaunt for the
teenager, who lives near South 18th Street and County Road 350 South."She goes to the library quite often there and uses the Internet," Davidson said, explaining Leathem typically took a CityBus.The
girl's family contacted police just before midnight Thursday when she
did not return home. Leathem typically returned before dark, Davidson
said.Investigators on Friday were trying to obtain video footage from both Ivy Tech and CityBus.Davidson
said detectives also were hoping to check Leathem's computer usage, but
her family was not able to provide her passwords for various sites.Leathem was last seen wearing black pants and white tennis shoes. Information on her shirt was not immediately known.The girl also has distinguishing scars on her forehead, lower right eye and across her lip, Davidson said.Anyone with information is asked to call Lafayette police at (765) 807-1200 or the anonymous WeTip hot line at (800) 782-7463.

Authorities have called off the search for a missing Lafayette teenager, police said tonight.

Lt. Tom Davidson, a detective with the Lafayette Police, said that he was
notified at approximately 9:40 p.m. that Quinta Leathem, 16, was in the
custody of the Boone County Sheriff's Department.Davidson
was planning to drive to Boone County to pick her up and then return
her to her family. He said he had no further information other than she
was safe.Police
had asked for the public's help Friday in locating Leathem, who was
last seen Thursday afternoon. The disappearance was deemed suspicious
because she had left behind a purse with personal items, including a
cell phone.