A missing-child poster for a 15-year-old Dallas girl is discussed in connection with the far West Texas border town of Anthony. Crystal Alizee Carrillo has been missing since July 8, 2026, and investigators have flagged that she may be traveling toward the El Paso area, according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
The Anthony Police Department's Facebook page is linked to the case, but the available material does not provide a readable caption or post date. The poster, distributed through the ADAM Program run by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, is available through the program's missing-child alert system.
Carrillo, listed under NCIC number M088990505, was last seen in Dallas on the day she went missing. Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or 1-800-THE-LOST, or contact the Dallas Police Department at (214) 744-4444, per the poster's instructions.
Why a West Texas Department Is Sharing a Dallas Case
The wide geographic reach of Carrillo's alert reflects how these networks operate. The ADAM Program, short for Automated Delivery of Alerts on Missing Children, was co-founded in 2000 by LexisNexis Risk Solutions and NCMEC and is named in memory of Adam Walsh. The program distributes targeted missing-child posters by email or fax to several recipient groups, according to the same NCMEC posting. The available materials do not establish when or how an alert concerning Carrillo reached the Anthony area.
Texas law leaves little room for delay once a report like Carrillo's comes in. Under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 63.00905, law enforcement agencies receiving a missing child report must immediately begin an investigation and enter the child's identifying information into state databases and the National Crime Information Center within two hours, according to the Texas Legislature. Texas law also requires that case details be electronically shared with nearby municipal and county agencies within 200 miles within 48 hours, which helps explain the speed and reach of alerts like this one.
No Waiting Period, Despite Common Misconceptions
Federal law establishes no waiting period for missing-child reports, according to a manual published by the Utah Criminal Justice Information Systems Technical Advisory Council. The manual identifies that provision as Suzanne's Law. The Dallas Police Department, which handles Carrillo's case through its dedicated Missing Persons Squad, explicitly provides that there is no waiting period to submit a missing youth report, a policy Hoodline has reported on before.
The Stakes Behind Missing-Child Alerts
Agencies move quickly and cast a wide net in responding to missing-child cases. According to a Hoodline report, runaways accounted for 92 percent of NCMEC missing-child reports in 2025, and such children face elevated risks of violence and exploitation.
The tools built to respond to that volume have a track record. ADAM Program data cited by GSTV show that 1,959 cases were processed in 2024 and more than 1,380 were resolved. NCMEC's national 24-hour hotline is 1-800-THE-LOST.
Anyone who has seen Crystal Alizee Carrillo or has information about her whereabouts is urged to call 911, contact the hotline, or reach out to Dallas police directly. The ADAM Program is among the systems used to distribute missing-child posters.
