Pittsburgh police seek help finding missing Carrick teen

Tawnya Panizzi | Friday, February 26, 2021 6:01 a.m.

Pittsburgh Public Safety

Pittsburgh police are seeking help to find Niya Peterson, 16, of Carrick, who was last seen Feb. 18, 2021.

Pittsburgh police are seeking help to find a teen last seen more than a week ago.

Niya Peterson, 16, of Carrick was seen at about 3:30 p.m. Feb. 18 wearing a black coat and Ugg boots.

Police said Peterson, who is 5 foot 1 inch tall and has long yellow braids, might be on the North Side.

Anyone with information is asked to call the special victims unit at 412-323-7141.