The Gwinnett County Police Department has asked for the public's help finding a missing Lilburn teenager who was last seen in mid-May.
According to a press release from the agency, Leila Novljakovic, 15, was last seen at about 6 a.m. on May 16 at her home on Ridgewood Drive in Lilburn before leaving for school. Novljakovic is a student at Parkview High School.
Her last known location was captured on her cell phone on June 5 in Atlanta.
Novljakovic was described as a white female with red hair and hazel eyes. She is about 5'9" inches tall and weighs 200 lbs. She was wearing grey sweatpants, a maroon shirt, black flip-flops with white writing and a pink backpack at the time she went missing. She has a tattoo of a heart with a circle on her left wrist, scarring on her left forearm and a piercing in her left nostril.
Gwinnett County School Police initially took the missing person report, but the Gwinnett County Police Department is now taking the lead in this investigation.
Anyone with information to share in this case should please contact GCPD detectives at (770) 513-5300. To remain anonymous, tipsters should contact Crime Stoppers Greater Atlanta at (404) 577-8477 or visit www.stopcrimeATL.com. Crime Stoppers tipsters can receive a cash reward for information in this case.
