Gwinnett County Police searching for missing 8-year-old with autism

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — The Gwinnett County Police Department is searching for a missing 8-year-old girl with autism.

Police said Nicole Hall was last seen by her mother between midnight and 1 a.m. Sunday. Hall disappeared from the Hometown Studios at 7049 Jimmy Carter Blvd. Hall is new to the Peachtree Corners area.

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Hall is described as 4 feet, 10 inches tall and 80 pounds. She has brown eyes and black shoulder-length hair. She was last seen wearing a Tweety-Bird jacket and a white and blue pajama set.

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Police say Hall and her mother had just moved to the area and had been living in the Hometown Studios for the last two months.

Channel 2′s Ashli Lincoln spoke with a security guard who said they have nightly security guards patrolling the property. The guard working Sunday night said she did not notice anything unusual.

Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at 770-513-5300. To remain anonymous, tipsters should contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit www.stopcrimeATL.com.

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