Updated 10/1/19

The Columbia Police Department is searching for a missing 15-year-old who was last seen on Saturday.

Brandon Velazquez left his parents residence on School Street sometime overnight without permission. He is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs approximately 150 pounds.

The teen was last seen wearing a black Hollister t-shirt and red tennis shoes.

Any person within the Columbia area that may assist in this or any other investigation is encouraged to contact the Criminal Investigations Division of Columbia Police Department at (931) 560-1670.

There are more than 70 missing children recorded in Tennessee each year of which 60 percent of those children are girls.