Lauryn Munoz Taffur has been located and is safe. The Florida Missing Child Alert has been canceled.
ORIGINAL REPORT: Police in North Miami are asking for the public’s help to find 15-year-old Lauryn Munoz Taffur, who vanished recently from her neighborhood. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement officially issued a Missing Child Alert after the teenager was last spotted near the 1300 block of Northeast 125th Street.
Lauryn is described as a Black-Hispanic female, standing 4 feet 8 inches tall and weighing approximately 90 pounds.
She has brown hair, brown eyes, and authorities noted she may have a belly button piercing. When she was last seen, she was dressed entirely in black, wearing a black hoodie, black pants, and black Converse sneakers.
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Investigators have not released further details regarding the circumstances of her disappearance, but they are treating the search with urgency. Local residents and anyone who may have been in the North Miami area are encouraged to keep a close watch for anyone matching Lauryn’s description.
If you have seen Lauryn Munoz Taffur or have any information that could lead to her location, please contact the North Miami Police Department immediately at 305-891-8111. You can also dial 911 to report a sighting.
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