The N.C. Center for Missing Persons has issued a Silver Alert for a missing Franklin County teenager.
Naisha Monae Bowser, 15, was possibly last seen at McDonald's on the corner of Ten Ten and Fayetteville Road in Raleigh. She is black and was last seen wearing a gray hoodie, and pink pajama pants. She was also last seen wearing a blue-t-shirt and black Nike tennis shoes.
A Silver Alert is issued when a missing person is believed to be suffered from a mental impairment.
Anyone with information is asked to call Cpl. K. L. Harp at the Franklin County Sheriff's Office: 919-496-2511.
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