Phoenix Police are asking the public for information about a child.
The department shared the request for assistance in a post from its official account, according to Phoenix Police.
The post does not identify the child by name, state the child's age, provide an incident report number or say whether police have a photo available to share with the public.
How to Report a Sighting
Anyone who has information about the child or the child's whereabouts is asked to call the Phoenix Police Department directly at 602-262-6151. The department was explicit that comments or direct messages on social media are not valid ways to submit tips, and that anyone with information should call instead.
The department's post also referenced a state law, ARS 8-901, which it said requires law enforcement to share flyers of missing children. Arizona's statute is titled to address missing, kidnapped or runaway children along with mandatory reporting and training requirements, according to the Arizona Legislature, though the full scope of that law's flyer-sharing requirement was not independently detailed in the material reviewed for this report.
What We Don't Know
The post does not state the child's current status or whereabouts.
