Salinas police are asking for the public's assistance in finding a missing 16-year-old and her 3-week-old baby.

Salinas resident Katelin Flores Castillo, 16, was last seen on May 5. She left her home without saying where she was going and has not been heard from since, police say.

She was reported missing May 7. Police say she left her cell phone behind.

Flores Castillo is 5'1" tall, weighing about 200 pounds with blue eyes and brown shoulder-length hair.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact the Salinas Police Department at 831 758-7360 or 831 758-7321

Chelcey Adami is the local content editor for The Salinas Californian. She can be reached at cadami@thecalifornian.com and 831-277-8763. To support local journalism like this, please subscribe.