A New Brunswick mother who works in South Brunswick reported her 16-year-old daughter missing on Thursday. The mother reported that she and her daughter were in their home on Wednesday evening. When the mother woke up on Thursday, she noticed her daughter was not home. She viewed her Ring camera and observed her daughter had walked out of their New Brunswick home at 11:23 PM on Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
The mother went to her work in South Brunswick on Thursday morning and learned her daughter had not gone to school. She contacted South Brunswick Police at 10 am Thursday. South Brunswick detectives contacted New Brunswick Police and the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office.
The missing 16-year-old is Caroline Naranjo of Paulus Blvd, New Brunswick, NJ. She is 5'08, 153lbs, last wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with blue jeans and black Crocs shoes.
She may have connections in the Perth Amboy area.
Anyone with information is asked to contact New Brunswick Police Detective Sergeant Elfie Martinez at (732)745-5219 or the South Brunswick Police detective bureau at (732)329-4646.
