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Police Search for Missing Newark Principal

Franklin Township (Somerset) Newark

Franklin Township Police Department responded to Hawks Head Way in the Somerset section of the Township Wednesday for a report of a missing person.

At the home, officers met with the Edna Randolph who advised that she wished to report her sister Bertha S. Dyer missing.

Ms. Randolph stated that her sister was last seen on August 30th at approximately 3 p.m. at the Mt. Vernon Elementary School in Newark, where she is the principal.

Ms. Dyer was scheduled for multiple meetings on Wednesday that she did not attend. This prompted a family friend to contact Ms. Randolph about Bertha’s whereabouts.

Bertha Dyer is described as a 68-year-old woman, approximately 5 foot 4 inches tall. She operates a white 2011 Toyota 4Runner bearing NJ registration U79GXM.

Anyone with information about Ms. Dyer or her whereabouts are asked to contact the Franklin Township Police Department at 732-873-2300 or Det. Trevor Wilson at 732-873-5533 extension 3161.

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