Deputies Looking for Missing Rochester Hills Teen
(OCSO, Nov. 10, 2025)
Rochester Hills, MI – Oakland County Sheriff’s Office deputies are looking for a 17-year-old Rochester Hills girl who did not return home from school on Friday.
Janella Arlene Nicholas is a senior at the Rochester Community Schools, attending the Alternative Center for Education, commonly known as ACE.
She was seen getting off the school bus on Friday at about 3 p.m. but did not return home. Detectives believe she got into an older model Jeep Cherokee with an unknown person and departed.
Janella’s father notified deputies later Friday that she had not returned home from school. She was wearing a light-colored hooded sweatshirt. She is 5-feet 5-inches tall and weighs 135 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes.
Detectives believe she may be on the west side of the state. Anyone who may have seen Janella or knows where she is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at 248-858-4950.
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