Have you seen her? Missing Fayetteville teen could be in South Carolina, police say

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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — Investigators are asking the public to help them locate a missing teenage girl, the Fayetteville Police Department said Wednesday.

Police said Lauren Hawkins, 17, was last seen in the Gaffsail Drive area of ​​Fayetteville.

According to investigators, Hawkins is approximately 5'7″ tall and weighs 140 pounds. She has brown eyes, black hair that may have been swept back, a medium build, a small mole on the right side of her nose, a scar on her right arm near her elbow and a septum piercing with a silver ring.

Officers said Hawkins also had a tattoo on the back of his forearm that read “God is within her, she will never fail” in black and red letters.

Hawkins was last seen carrying a black and white bag, according to the police department.

Investigators said they believe she could be in Spartanburg, South Carolina, or Boiling Springs, South Carolina, just outside Spartanburg.

Anyone with information on Hawkins' whereabouts is asked to contact Assistant Investigator S. Roldan at (910) 354-7621.

Anonymous tips can be submitted through Fayetteville/Cumberland County Crime Stoppers by calling (910) 483-TIPS (8477). Crime Stoppers tips can also be submitted electronically by completing the online anonymous tip sheet or by downloading the FREE “P3 Tips” app.