Police searching for Dorchester teen who has been missing for over a week

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Briyana Jaques, 15, was last seen at her home in Dorchester on Jan. 17, Boston police said.

By Carson Lyle

January 25, 2026

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The Boston Police Department is looking for a 15-year-old girl who was last seen on Jan. 17 at her home in Dorchester, police said. 

The teen, identified as Briyana Jaques, is around 5’4’’ tall and weighs around 110 pounds, the department said. She has a “medium-brown complexion” with black hair, some of which is dyed red, and a nose piercing, Boston police said. 

Jaques is known to go to the South Bay Mall as well as Victory Road, Mather Street, and Wheatland Avenue, police said. 

The department is asking anyone with information regarding Jaques whereabouts to contact District B-3 Detectives at (617) 343-4712.