Miami Gardens police are asking for the public's help finding a 15-year-old girl who has been missing since Wednesday night. Amiyah Brennan was last seen around 10:30 p.m. near Northwest 211th Street and 32nd Avenue, and investigators believe she was traveling on foot when she disappeared.
According to WSVN, Brennan is described as 5 feet 1 inch tall with brown eyes and black hair. She was last seen wearing a peach tank top and black pajama pants with a pink print, and she may have been carrying a red backpack, per the station's report.
Miami Gardens police are asking anyone with information about her whereabouts to call 305-474-6473, the department's main line. The same report notes that Detective E. Rhymer can also be reached directly at 305-474-2100 for tips related to the case.
What Florida Law Requires When a Child Goes Missing
Under Florida Statute § 937.021, law enforcement agencies statewide are required to accept missing child reports immediately, alert all on-duty officers, notify surrounding jurisdictions, and enter the case into the Florida Crime Information Center without any waiting period, according to the Florida Senate. State law also prohibits removing a missing child's record from state or national databases based solely on the person's age.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement's Missing Endangered Persons Information Clearinghouse oversees a separate mechanism, the Florida Missing Child Alert system, created in 2003 to broadcast emergency search details, per the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. That kind of alert can later be upgraded to an AMBER Alert if investigators uncover evidence of a kidnapping, the agency notes. It remains unclear whether such an alert has been requested in Brennan's case.
How Common Are Cases Like This
The Florida Crime Information Center recorded 53,331 total missing person reports statewide in 2023, according to the Florida Missing Children's Day Foundation. Nationally, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children assisted with 29,568 missing child cases in 2024, with endangered runaways accounting for roughly 91% of all reported cases, the organization says. NCMEC helped bring home 91% of children in 2024.
State and local agencies have recently ramped up coordinated efforts to locate missing minors. In August, Florida Department of Law Enforcement officials wrapped up Operation Statewide Shield, which state officials described as the largest child recovery operation in Florida history, rescuing 163 missing children ranging from 2 months to 17 years old, according to a release from the Florida Attorney General's office. A separate two-week federal sweep in late 2025, U.S. Marshals-led Operation Home for the Holidays, located 122 missing or endangered children across Florida and nine other states, per MissingKids.org.
How To Help
Families can reach the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children's 24-hour call center at 1-800-843-5678.
It is unknown whether investigators believe Brennan remains in the Miami Gardens area or whether she may have traveled elsewhere, and it is also unclear whether police have identified any surveillance footage near NW 211th Street. Miami Gardens police continue to seek the public's help as the search continues.
