Missing Girl Bella Matute in Staten Island New York

A 14 year old teen from Graniteville in Staten Island, New York has been missing since Thursday November 8th, 2007.

Bella Matute, 14, left her home at Gloria Court early Thursday to go to school, police said. Matute, a student at the Egbert Intermediate School, never made it to class. She was last seen outside the school, and police believe she may have left with a man in his 30's who drives a 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse with Virginia license plates KLU-8430.

Bella's father does not believe she would have gone with this man.

"She's always home. When she goes out, she asks for permission," Elio Matute said. And when she visits friends, he said, she goes with family members. He said he last spoke with his daughter late Wednesday night, and nothing seemed amiss.

If you have any information on Bella, call 1-800-577-TIPS.