UDPATE: Allison Van Tassel has been located and is safe.

The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office is searching for 16-year-old Allison Van Tassel. She is possibly in D.C. or Howard County, MD.

She is 4'10" tall, weighs 110 pounds, and has red hair and blue eyes. She has a nose piercing and two ear piercings.

Anyone with information on Allison's whereabouts is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office at (540) 658-4400.