THURSDAY AFTERNOON UPDATE: Police have found the white Beach Cruiser bicycle belonging to a missing teenager last seen March 1st. But the search continues for its owner, 17-year-old Allister Samer Nasr, continues, police said.
The bicycle was discovered about 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 12th, in the area of 94th Avenue North and San Martin Boulevard Northeast, south of Gandy Boulevard.
The discovery sparked an intense search for Allister by air, land and water in the Weedon Island Preserve area.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A St. Petersburg family is asking for help from the community in the search for a missing teen.
17-year-old Allister Nasr was last seen in the area of Bayou Grand Boulevard Northeast on March 1, prompting the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to issue a Missing Child Alert days later.
Since Allister’s disappearance, his brother Avicenne says the search hasn’t stopped.
The family has handed out more than 400 flyers and posted more throughout the community.
“We’re spreading the word about him to everybody and I really want him to be found,” said Avicenne. “We usually sleep for only two hours in the night since he’s been away. It’s been a lot for my parents for sure, definitely for me. My dad just stays downstairs, hoping he’ll ring the doorbell.”
Avicenne is asking community members to do one thing.
“If you do see him, we would like you to take a photo of him and send it to the police department,” he said.
He’s also asking for the community in the area to check ring doorbell cameras in case it might have caught a glimpse of his brother.
There are also QR codes on the in-person flyers to share them digitally.
A Missing Child Alert was issued for Allister Nasr on March 7. (Photo provided by FDLE)
According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, Allister was last seen wearing a gray jacket, blue shorts, white shoes and riding a bike.
Avicenne says although he can’t hug his brother right now, he’s holding on to these memories a bit tighter.
“I just want to tell him that you know we all love you a lot more than he knows, and no one wants to see him go off on his own and get in harm’s way of anything, we just want him to be safe and with us,” he said.
As the days go by, Allister’s family says the search won’t stop.
The family says they are also working with the group known as We Are The Essentials to help in the search for Allister.
Anyone that may have information on Allister’s location is urged to contact the St. Petersburg Police Department at 727-893-7780 or 911.
