Jamie-Lee, 12 ..missing over a week with no phone or bank account
Concerned police appeal for info on youngster
Detectives searching for missing 12-year-old Jamie-Lee Harvie have revealed the youngster doesn’t have access to a bank account and did not take her mobile phone before she vanished eight days ago.
Schoolgirl Jamie-Lee was last seen by a family member getting off a train at Irvine station in Ayrshire, having travelled from Ayr, at around 3.30pm.
Officers said they were “very concerned” for her welfare as efforts to trace the girl remain ongoing.
Chief Inspector Kevin Lammie, said there was “nothing to suggest” Jamie-Lee had come to harm as he made a plea to the youngster to let police know she was safe.
He said: “We are asking for the assistance of the public to help us trace Jamie-Lee, who has been missing from here since March 14. Thankfully at this time there is nothing to suggest that Jamie-Lee has come to any harm but for me she is a child and I want to make sure she is safe and well.
“Jamie-Lee may appear older than her years, however it remains the fact that she is 12 years old.
“I don’t believe that Jamie-Lee has a mobile phone in her possession and I don’t believe that she has access to a bank account. Although she now lives in Ayr, she comes from Irvine and still has family and friends here.” The schoolgirl is known to frequent the Kilwinning,
Saltcoats and Irvine areas. Officers believe Jamie-Lee may be in Irvine as this was the last place where she was seen. There is a dedicated team of officers in the town working exclusively on finding the missing schoolgirl.
Inquiries have included “extensive address searches” while cops have also been scouring through CCTV footage.
In a direct appeal to Jamie-Lee, Chief Inspector Lammie told her: “You are not in any trouble whatsoever and we would be willing to talk to you. But please contact me to let me know that you are safe and well.”
Jamie-Lee’s uncle Steven Harvie also made an emotional plea on social media.
He said: “Something isn’t adding up. Yes many are aware she has gone missing before but never for this length of time.
“Someone knows something and I’m not going to be told otherwise. The longer it goes on, the longer it’s putting huge amounts of stress on the family.
“Countless people have been out looking for her, people that we don’t even know and we appreciate all that people are doing.
“There’s not enough words or anything I can do that shows how thankful and grateful we all are. Anyone with the slightest of information, please come forward either to the police or to family.”
Jamie-Lee is described as 5ft, of medium build, with long, light, brown hair. She was last seen wearing black clothing including a padded jacket, jumper and leggings.