Police searching for missing 17-year-old girl in Lincoln

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Lincoln Police Department is seeking help in the search for a missing 17-year-old girl on Thursday.

In a post on social media, LPD said Angeleah Wright was last seen on Aug. 26, just before 8:30 p.m., leaving her home near North 75th Street and Yancy Drive.

MISSING CHILD Lincoln Police need your help locating 17-year-old Angeleah Wright.

She was last seen on Tuesday, August 26, just before 8:30 p.m. leaving her home to go on a walk in the area of Yancy Drive and N. 75th Street in Lincoln.

LPD case number: C5-074911 pic.twitter.com/WXDBsJnwlJ

— Lincoln Police (@Lincoln_Police) September 25, 2025

She was wearing a purple shirt and a pink bonnet.  Police said Wright is 5-foot-2, weighs about 165 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes.

Wright was reported missing Tuesday evening and LPD has been working “diligently with family and friends to find her.”

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 402-441-6000.