“This looks like each dad or mum’s worst concern and it is taking place to us,” says the daddy of 16-year-old Alicia Anderson — who was final seen leaving her house on January nineteenth.

Alicia Anderson was final seen leaving her house round 4:30pm on Friday, January nineteenth. Footage from her household’s Ring digital camera is the final identified sighting of {the teenager}, with Cary police releasing stills from the video within the hopes of discovering the lacking lady.

“Cary Police are asking on your assist in finding a lacking juvenile. Alicia Anderson is a 16-year-old white feminine of Asian descent who was final seen leaving her house on Westover Hills Drive on Friday, January nineteenth, 2024,” reads a launch from the division issued Friday.

“Alicia is 5 ft 3 inches tall and was final seen sporting purple and black plaid pajama pants with a black hoodie and carrying a pink backpack. She typically wears a rosary just like the one pictured,” they added, together with photographs of Alicia, pictures from the Ring footage and a closeup of the rosary.’

Talking with The Solar, the ladies dad and mom — Michael Sullivan and Ashley Anderson-Sullivan — mentioned “every thing was completely regular” earlier than she vanished with no hint.

“She laid on my mattress and was speaking about how worrying her exams had been. She needed to know if she might keep the evening at [her friend’s house]. I mentioned sure,” they advised the outlet.

Whereas the pair mentioned Ashley did not have a cell of her personal since November, police who spoke along with her classmates in school mentioned she was in a position to acquire an older telephone and, per her dad and mom, “They mentioned that she had been speaking to older guys on Fb.”

They mentioned they did not assume “there have been any guys” in her life, as she hadn’t spoken with them about anybody “in a protracted whereas now.”

“This looks like each dad or mum’s worst concern and it is taking place to us,” Alicia’s dad advised the outlet, whereas her mom mentioned “it is simply gut-wrenching.”

“Your thoughts simply goes in actually dangerous locations,” she concluded. “You hear about this sort of stuff on a regular basis and you do not assume it is gonna occur. Nothing can describe the type of ache that this has triggered us.”

Anybody with data is requested to contact Crimestoppers at www.p3tips.com/1242 for nameless reporting choices or name (919) 460-4636.