Police are asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing 16-year-old Hamilton girl.

Hamilton police said Devyn (a.k.a. Jayden) Eastmond-Rowe was reported missing by her family on Tues. Oct. 15.

The family is concerned for her well being. She has never gone missing before and this is out of character for her, police said.

Eastmond-Rowe has short, black, curly hair on the sides and back, but longer at the top. She has brown eyes and is black, weighs 180 pounds and is five feet seven inches tall.

She was last seen in the area of the Ron Joyce Children's Health Centre at 325 Wellington St. N. shortly before 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

She was wearing glasses, a black T-shirt, possibly with a "Def Leppard" yellow logo on the front. She was also in sandals and had a dark grey backpack with her.

Police are asking anyone with information that could assist them in finding her to contact them at 905-546-3886. To provide information anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or crimestoppershamilton.com.