New Port Richey Police are asking the public for help locating a missing teenager named Giana, according to a bulletin the department posted to Facebook.
The New Port Richey Police Department describes Giana as standing 5 feet 1 inch tall, with brown eyes and curly brown hair. Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call the department at 727-841-4550, option 1.
A School Zone Known for Foot Traffic
Gulf High School lists its address as 5355 School Road, according to local school records reviewed by Gulf High School.
City public works crews previously installed an LED crosswalk with user-activated flashing warning lights at the Madison Street and School Road intersection, according to reporting from Patch.
How Police Shared the Bulletin
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement lists criteria for statewide Missing Child Alerts and AMBER Alerts, including situations where a minor is believed to be in life-threatening danger or the victim of an active abduction.
That doesn't mean Giana's case is being treated with any less urgency behind the scenes. Under Florida Statute § 937.021, law enforcement agencies that receive a missing child report are barred from imposing any mandatory waiting period and must enter case details into state and national crime databases within two hours of the report, per Florida's statutory text. Florida law also includes classifications for missing minors, according to the Florida Legislature's statutory guidelines.
Local Agency, Broader Search Landscape
New Port Richey Police is a municipal department serving the city. The Pasco County Sheriff's Office is another law-enforcement agency in the county, according to the Sammis Law Firm's overview of the county's jurisdictional map.
Statewide, law-enforcement agencies work to locate missing and endangered children. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement's Missing Endangered Persons Information Clearinghouse tracks missing-person information.
A 2025 report cited by Hoodline said endangered runaways represented 92 percent of 32,167 cases supported by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. That context helps explain why police continue urging anyone with information on Giana's location to come forward.
Giana's case joins recent missing-juvenile searches in the New Port Richey area, including a Port Richey teen vanishing near Ridge Crest Drive earlier this month. Anyone with information about Giana's whereabouts is urged to contact New Port Richey Police at 727-841-4550, option 1.
