Cincinnati police are asking for the public's help locating 15-year-old Mariah Wiley.
According to a runaway-juvenile notice from the Cincinnati Police Department
, Wiley is listed as missing from the block of 40 E. Hollister in Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Police describe Wiley as a Black female, 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing 150 pounds, with black dreadlocks and brown eyes. The notice lists no alias for her.
Ohio law defines a missing child to include a minor who has run away or is otherwise missing from a caregiver’s home. Police must accept a missing-child report and act promptly, including entering available information into the national crime database; state law also bars agencies from imposing a waiting period before accepting or acting on a report. The requirements apply regardless of whether a case is described as a runaway. Ohio’s missing-child statute
Who to Contact With Information
The case is being handled by Det. Nikki Oliver of the department's District 1 Investigations Unit, who can be reached at 513-352-4567. The notice instructs anyone with information about Wiley's whereabouts to call Police Dispatch at 911 or 513-765-1212, and notes that the department's social media page is not monitored around the clock, so emergencies should go through 911 rather than a direct message or comment.
A missing-child notice does not by itself meet the criteria for an AMBER Alert. Ohio requires a confirmed abduction, a credible threat of immediate serious bodily harm or death, and enough information for a public alert to help locate the child; the state also generally excludes cases law enforcement determines involve a runaway. Ohio’s AMBER Alert criteria
The department's X account is @CincyPD.
A Separate Case, Same Detective
An April post from the department's X account sought help finding 12-year-old Amani Finley, who was reported missing from E. Hollister Street and last seen on April 4. The post directed tips to Det. Oliver at 513-352-4567.
Ohio recorded 15,367 reports involving missing children under 18 in 2025, down 1,037 from the prior year, and reported that 97.8%—15,024 children—were recovered safely by year’s end. The state counted 7,656 runaway cases involving children who left home without permission. Those statewide figures provide context, but do not indicate the circumstances or outcome of any individual Cincinnati case. Ohio’s 2025 Missing Children Clearinghouse report
