Since it has come to light that the missing student has no phone or access to money, COPS have intensified their search for her.
Last Tuesday at around 3.30 p.m., Jamie-Lee Harvie, 12, of Ayr, boarded a train at the town’s station. It’s thought a family member saw her getting off at Irvine, which is 14 miles away.
Chief Inspector Kevin Lammie expressed his growing concern for the child’s welfare during a press briefing.
“The fact is that Jamie-Lee is 12 and we have been unable, despite extensive searches to trace her and no one has been able to say they have heard from her.
“I don’t believe Jamie-Lee has a mobile phone in her possession and I don’t believe she has access to a bank account.”
He said a possible sighting had been called in by a member of the public on Saturday, March 18, who claims to have spotted Jamie-Lee outside the Royal Irvine Academy – where she is a pupil.
He added: “But as of yet, I’ve not been able to confirm that.
“Thankfully at this time, there is nothing to suggest that Jamie-Lee has come to any harm but for me, she is a child and I want to make sure she is safe and well.”
A dedicated police team continues to carry out extensive address searches in Ayrshire and have been trawling CCTV in a bid to spot the girl.
He stated that although the child currently resides in Ayr, she is originally from Irvine and continues to have family and friends there; nonetheless, it is possible that she may have travelled outside of Ayrshire.
She has gone missing before, but this is the longest time she has ever gone missing.
He said: “This is out of character for Jamie-Lee to be missing for this long and the focus here is on her being missing on this occasion.”
The child is described as Caucasian, around 5 feet tall, with a medium frame, and an Ayrshire accent.
Her hair has a lengthy light brown colour.
When she was last seen, she was wearing black leggings, a black jumper, a black puffa jacket, and black running shoes, according to the police.
He continued, directly addressing Jamie-Lee: “You are not in any trouble at all, and we would be willing to talk with you, but please call me to let me know that you are safe and sound.”
Steven Harvie, the girl’s distraught uncle from Irvine, pleaded with the public to help him locate his cherished niece.
He said on Facebook that “something, something ain’t adding up” as the week mark for her disappearance approaches.
“Yes, many are aware she’s gone missing before but never for this length of time.
“Someone knows something and the longer it goes on, the longer it’s putting extra amounts of stress on the family.”
Her cousin, Khloe, added: “All the family is worried sick.”
