Kadence Hancock, 14, of Beach Park.

The sheriff’s office is seeking the public’s help in locating a 14-year-old girl who went missing last week from her home in Beach Park.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday they are searching for Kadence Hancock, 14, of Beach Park.

Hancock was reported as a runaway juvenile who left her house on Castleford Lane in Beach Park on Wednesday.

She was last seen wearing all dark-colored clothing, the sheriff’s office said.

Hancock is approximately 5-foot-4, 170 pounds and has blue eyes and brown hair.

She has been communicating with family and is believed to be somewhere in the Waukegan area.

Anyone who knows of Hancock’s whereabouts is asked to call the Lake County Sheriff’s Office at 847-377-4000.