Phoenix Police are seeking information about a missing juvenile. Anyone who may have seen the juvenile or otherwise has relevant information should call 602-262-6151, according to the department’s public appeal.
The department says tips should not be sent through comments or direct messages on its social media accounts. People with information are asked to call the number provided in the appeal.
State requirements for public notices
Separate from the details of this case, Arizona Senate Bill 1416 took effect Sept. 12, 2026, after being signed June 19. It requires law enforcement agencies to post missing-child flyers on official social media and notify local news outlets within 24 hours, according to Grand Canyon Times. The outlet also reported that Phoenix Republican Sen. Shawnna Bolick sponsored the measure and that it passed both chambers unanimously.
FBI figures on missing-person records
According to the FBI’s 2024 NCIC statistics, the database held 93,447 active missing-person records nationwide as of Dec. 31, 2024, including 25,493 for juveniles under age 18. The FBI reported 533,936 missing-person records entered into the database in 2024 and 537,446 purged; those annual totals cover all ages, not juveniles alone. Purges can include records for people who were located or returned home, as well as records an agency determined were invalid. The figures cited here do not specify how many records were purged because a person was located, so they do not establish what share was removed for that reason.
