Detectives with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office are asking for the public’s help in locating a Pontiac teen runaway who they say hasn’t been seen by his family since last Thursday.

According to the sheriff’s office, Xavier Alexander Forman, 16, was riding with his mother at about 10 p.m. on July 3 near the Home Depot at 535 S. Telegraph Road in Pontiac when he exited the car and didn’t return.

The teen is believed to be in Pontiac or the surrounding area. He doesn’t have a cell phone and hasn’t had contact with his family since then, the sheriff’s office said.

Xavier is 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighs 125 pounds and wears his hair in box braids. When he left his mother’s car, he was wearing red and white Adidas sneakers and a gray T-shirt with the word “Share” on it, the sheriff’s office said.

Anyone who may have seen Xavier or knows his whereabouts is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 248-858-4950.