NUTLEY — The State Police and the Nutley Police Department want the public's help in locating a missing student who disappeared from a parking deck at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark.



Shamyra Rojas, 20, who is 5-foot-1 and 140 pounds, may be in the company of her ex-boyfriend, Ahmed Hassan Dar, 18, in the Jersey City or Manhattan area, the State Police said today in a news release.



Rojas was last seen wearing blue jeans, grey Uggs boots, a grey, long-sleeved sweater jacket and a white shirt, the release said. The pair may be traveling on public transportation, including the PATH train.



The State Police said Dar is 5-foot-10 and 140 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. The disappearance is considered suspicious. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Nutley Police Department at 973-284-4940.

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