UPDATE AS OF 1:37 P.M., TUESDAY, APRIL 2: Portsmouth police say Nasceia Johnson safely returned home to his mother.
ORIGINAL STORY:
Police are searching for 12-year-old Nasceia Johnson, last seen on Friday morning, March 29 near the 1800 block of Piedmont Avenue.
Police say Johnson was wearing ripped gray or black sweatpants and a black hoodie.
Johnson is Black, 5'7" and 100 pounds. He is described as having a lighter complexion, brown eyes and black hair with a fade.
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News 3's Leondra Head went to Piedmont Avenue where he was last seen and spoke to the boy's neighbors.
"Yes, he's my neighbor across the street," Preschell, a neighbor, said. "I hope he’s safely found. He seems to be a very nice boy."
The neighbor didn't want to give her last name and said she hasn't seen the boy in a few days.
"The family is very to themselves," Preschell said. We speak and we see them going to the bus stop and playing with other kids. He doesn’t bother anybody. I just see him play with the children his age. I pray for the family."
Police say the family is cooperating.
Anyone with information on Nasceia Johnson's whereabouts is asked to contact the Portsmouth Police Special Victims Unit at (757) 393-8536.
Stay with News 3 for updates.
