PLEASANT HILL, Iowa — The Pleasant Hill Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a runaway teenager.

According to police, 17-year-old Blessing Barney was last seen on Monday morning when she was dropped off at school. Later that day, Blessing spoke to her father on the phone and told him that she was at home. However, when Blessing’s father arrived home he found her school bag but Blessing wasn’t there.

Police described Blessing as a runaway juvenile. Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call the police department at (515)265-1444.