BY LAUREN FREEMANTLE
Police are calling on the community for help in locating a teenage girl missing from Lake Macquarie.
12-year-old Charlotte Oates was last seen around 10:30am on Tuesday 14 November at Montgomery Street, Argenton.
Charlotte could not be contacted or located, and Lake Macquarie Police officers have commenced inquiries into her whereabouts.
Charlotte is described as being of Caucasian appearance with a fair complexion and freckles, about 160cm tall with medium build, and mid-length dark wavy hair which may now be dyed red.
She was last seen wearing a black Champion jumper, dark short tights, a t-shirt and joggers, and was carrying a small black Nike backpack with a burn mark on the front.
Anyone with information into her whereabouts is urged to call police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
