An 8-year-old Bronx boy who vanished near 5716 Broadway has been found safe and reunited with his family, police said early Thursday. Dallas Moyler was last seen at 5716 Broadway, and within hours officers announced he had been located.
A Quick Resolution Near a Neighborhood Landmark
According to NYPD News
, Dallas was reunited with his family after being reported missing from the address. The 8-year-old was described as 4 feet 9 inches tall and about 80 pounds, last seen wearing a brown sweatshirt, gray sweatpants, and gray sneakers.
A Stop & Shop supermarket and pharmacy is located at 5716 Broadway, according to StreetEasy.
How NYPD Handles a Missing Child Report
Before Dallas was found, NYPD had asked the public for information through its Crime Stoppers tip line at 800-577-TIPS.
Families are sometimes told, incorrectly, that they must wait 24 hours before reporting a missing child. Under NYPD operational guidance, that is not the case — officers can take and act on a missing person report immediately, with initial canvasses handled by precinct officers before longer cases are handed to the department's Missing Persons Squad, as Hoodline has previously reported.
Why No AMBER Alert Was Issued
Cases like this one often prompt questions about why an AMBER Alert wasn't triggered. Under New York State procedures outlined in municipal police manuals, statewide AMBER Alerts are reserved strictly for confirmed child abductions involving imminent risk of serious physical harm or death. Non-abduction cases involving endangered minors are instead publicized through police social media and the Division of Criminal Justice Services' Missing Child Alert system, according to a policy document from the Greece Police Department. The state's Missing Persons Clearinghouse can also be reached by phone.
Part of a Broader Pattern of Fast Recoveries
Dallas's case fits a statistical pattern seen across the state. In 2025, 2,591 children were reported missing in New York, and 2,450 of those cases — more than 94 percent — were resolved, according to National Center for Missing & Exploited Children data cited by Hudson Valley Post. Nationally, more than 32,000 children were reported missing in 2025, with an overall recovery rate of 90 percent, per MissingKids.org.
Dallas's disappearance and safe return echo a similar case Hoodline covered weeks earlier in the Bronx, when a 12-year-old girl went missing for nearly a week. NYPD has not released further details on how or where Dallas was found, and the department reminds the public to call 911 for emergencies or 311 for non-emergencies, noting that its NYPD News account is not monitored around the clock.
