The Citrus County Sheriff's Office has issued a missing-juvenile notice.
The Citrus County Sheriff's Office shared a missing-juvenile bulletin on its Facebook page, according to the Citrus County Sheriff's Office.
The notice's clipped title begins “MISSING RUNAWAY JUVENILE.”
Florida classifies a runaway as a juvenile reported missing who left voluntarily, a category distinct from an endangered or involuntary missing-child case. A sheriff’s bulletin is also not the same as a statewide Missing Child Alert: FDLE says an alert requires law enforcement to believe the child is in danger of death or serious bodily injury, along with a detailed description or photograph and the local agency’s recommendation.
The notice's title says “FOUND SAFE.”
A runaway label does not mean a case is risk-free. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children said it received more than 29,000 missing-child cases in 2024, with more than 27,000 classified as endangered runaways; the organization said one in seven of those runaway cases was likely linked to child sex trafficking. Those figures are national, not specific to Citrus County. NCMEC’s figures underscore why runaway notices still seek public help.
How to Report Information
The bulletin was shared by the Citrus County Sheriff's Office.
Tipsters can contact Crime Stoppers of Citrus County at 1-888-269-8477 or through CrimeStoppersCitrus.com.
Crime Stoppers of Citrus County is a community tip program, not the investigating agency. It says its phone line is answered around the clock, calls are not recorded, and callers’ numbers are not displayed; its website also offers a secure online tip option. The organization says tips are passed to the appropriate investigating officer, giving people who do not want to contact law enforcement directly another way to share information.
