Estafani Cruz, age 14, reported missing from Timothy Hill Children's Ranch after she did not return from school on Thursday, March 14. Photo: Riverhead Police handout

The Riverhead Police Department is requesting the public’s help in locating Estafani Cruz, age 14, who police reported missing Friday from a Timothy Hill. Children’s Ranch facility in Calverton.

Estafani left the Timothy Hill Childrens Ranch Ladybug House, 2767 Sound Avenue in Calverton on Thursday, March 14 at approximately 8 a.m., on a school bus bound for Westbury High School, where she is a student, police said. Estefani did not get on the school bus to return to the Timothy Hill Children’s Ranch at the end of the school day Thursday.   Estafani’s whereabouts are unknown at this time but she has been reported as a missing/runaway child in the past and is known to frequent the Westbury area in Nassau County, according to a police press release.

Estafani Cruz is described by police as an Hispanic female, 5′-7″ tall, 140 pounds, with a  light complexion, one brown eye, one blue eye, and long black hair. She was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt, gray sweatpants and white shoes, police said.

No foul play is suspected at this time, police said.

Anyone with information as to the whereabouts of Estafani Cruz is asked to contact the Riverhead Police Department at (631)727-4500. 

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