Young woman disappears from job after being 'harassed': Cops
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Background: A “Missing” poster for Kada Scott can be seen stuck to a post in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (WPVI/YouTube). Inset: Kada Scott (Philadelphia Police Department).

A young Philadelphia woman is missing, and police say what is especially “troubling” is that she had told family and friends she was being harassed in the days leading up to her disappearance.

Kada Scott, 23, was seen on Saturday night at about 9:45 p.m. on the 8300 block of Rodney Street, the Philadelphia Police Department announced in a press release. She is described as being 5 feet, 6 inches tall, weighing 120 pounds, and being thin with brown eyes and black hair.

The department”s plea for the public’s help came on Tuesday. There has still been no sign of the woman described as being “energetic” and communicative — with complete silence being “completely out of character.”

Those words were relayed by Philadelphia Police Captain John Craig on Wednesday during a press conference. He explained that Scott was last seen by her mother on Saturday night as she headed to work at The Terrace at Chestnut Hill, an assisted living facility in the city where she had just recently become employed.

She was working the night shift beginning at 10 p.m., but when she didn’t return the following day, her family reported her missing.

“I just need her to come home and be safe,” her mother, Kim Matthews, told local ABC affiliate WPVI, adding that she has been unable to eat and sleep without her daughter’s safety ensured. “That’s what I fear — she’s not safe.”

Craig said police know Scott left before her shift’s completion — in fact, she was seen leaving work in black scrubs shortly after arriving at the facility. Her car was left in the parking lot.

“What’s troubling about this case is, number one, you have a 23-year-old young lady who has completely disappeared. We have no cellphone activity or social media activity, and she’s not reached out to family or friends,” Craig said on Wednesday, per video recorded by Philadelphia NBC affiliate WCAU.

The police captain added that investigators have interviewed her coworkers and found “nothing too extravagant” in their responses. Still, he explained why authorities have more “concern” than usual.

“In the days prior to her disappearance, Ms. Scott related to family and friends that unknown individuals or a person had been harassing her via phone,” Craig said. “We’re investigating that. We’re trying to learn more.”

Posters displaying Scott’s face can be seen stuck to posts in Philadelphia, along with the words “Missing” and “Please share.”

Kevin Scott, Kada Scott’s father, told WPVI that they are posting the flyers as they try to make sense of the circumstances.

“She’s my oldest daughter. I love her,” he said. “These last few days have been crazy. Head spinning. Trying to figure out what’s going on.”

Craig asserted that the more people who are paying attention to the case and can provide any small piece of information to help find Scott, the better.

“If there’s 100 pieces to a puzzle, you may think your piece is insignificant, but without your piece, that jigsaw puzzle is not being solved,” he said. “So I would plead with you, whatever information you have, reach out to the police.”

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