Update at 1 p.m. Jan. 14, 2016: Police say Mikel has been found safe. No other details have been made available.
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The Chattanooga Police Department is asking the community for assistance in locating a missing teenage girl.
Destiny Mikel, 16, has blonde hair and blue eyes, is 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs about 105 pounds.
Mikel ran away from the Scholze Center at 911 Pineville Road on Jan. 9 and is possibly in the Soddy-Daisy area.
Anyone with information regarding this individual's whereabouts is asked to call 423-698-2525.