BOSTON (WHDH) - Boston police asked for the public’s help Wednesday in efforts to find a missing 16-year-old girl last seen in late September. 

Police said Tamarra Wilkins-Smith, 16, of Hyde Park was last seen on Sunday, Sept 24 around 1:50 p.m. on surveillance video at the Attleboro MBTA Commuter Rail station. 

Earlier in the day, police said, Wilkins-Smith was spotted in the area of Allan Street and Boston and Eastern Avenue in Malden. 

Boston police described Wilkins-Smith as a black female standing approximately 5’4” with black braided hair. She was last seen wearing a gray shirt with long sleeves, black/white checker pajama pants, black/red sneakers and carrying a black backpack. 

Police said Wilkins-Smith reportedly attends Jeremiah E. Burke High School in Dorchester and said further investigation has revealed she may be in the Attleboro area.

Anyone with information on Wilkins-Smith’s whereabouts is asked to call 911 or Boston detectives at 617-343-5607.

Those wishing to reach out anonymously can do so by calling the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1 (800) 494-TIPS or by texting the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463). 

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