Police searching for missing teenager

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Police are searching for a 15-year-old girl reported missing since June 1. Lanasha Decosta is described as Hawaiian, 5-foot-1, 110 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a yellow shirt and denim Capri pants.

Police are searching for a 15-year-old girl reported missing since June 1. Lanasha Decosta is described as Hawaiian, 5-foot-1, 110 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a yellow shirt and denim Capri pants.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call the Police Department’s nonemergency line at 935-3311. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181 in Kona.