A TEENAGE girl has gone missing from the Hartlepool area.

Terri Lee Mincher, 13, was last seen on Allerton Close in Hartlepool on Monday evening.

She is white, of slim build with mousey brown hair and brown eyes.

She was last seen wearing a black Berghaus coat, black leggings, a pink hooded top with a white motif on it and white Nike Air Max training shoes with a pink tick on them.

It is believed she spends a lot of time in the Dyke House area of Hartlepool.

Anyone who may have seen her or anyone who knows of her whereabouts is asked to contact Cleveland Police on the non-emergency number 101.